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The Glue that Holds Israel Together Service in the IDF is an important experience that is shared by almost all of Israel’s young men and women . While learning useful skills , they also meet people from all over the country and from backgrounds different from their own . Some people say that the army is the glue that holds Israel together . Because most Israelis have served in the army , they come to feel connected to one another , to the land , and to the history of our people . In 1984 , Amira Dotan became the head of Chen , the women’s division of the IDF . Dotan was the first woman to rise to the rank of brigadier general . General Dotan was eager to help women achieve important positions in the army by guiding them into the fields of electronics and technology . But , at the time , most girls were not encouraged to study these subjects in school . General Dotan traveled to schools throughout Israel to deliver her message . Because of her efforts , there are now many women who have the training and skills to use sophisticated equipment and computers to defend Israel . Ayala Marari , a second lieutenant in the Israeli Air Force , is a graduate of the Technion’s Aeronautical Engineering Department . She is one of many Technion graduates who have helped build and maintain Israel’s technological supremacy .
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