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Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3894434,00.html
Arab Women Join IDF Rescue Units
(Ynet News) Roni Shaked - The IDF Home Front Command is operating special rescue units which include young Arab-Israeli women. Anwar, Rim, Fatma and Wassil reside in Kfar Kassem and Kfar Bara, and serve in two of four Home Front Command companies containing Arab soldiers. Despite maintaining Islamic religious lifestyles, they don full army uniforms, including helmets over their hijabs. "It wasn't easy for me to wear the uniforms, but when the ice was broken I realized it was no big deal," 32-year-old teacher and mother of four Wassil said. "I'm religious and don't wear pants. But I agreed to do it for the rescue training and even came home with the uniforms. My children and husband saw me and said, 'well done.'" Lt.-Col. Salim Wahaba, a Home Front Command area chief, is the one who came up with the idea to enlist the Arab women to the Kfar Kassem and Kfar Bara companies in 2009. "We are implementing National Service," he said.