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Source: http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4653589,00.html
The IDF as an Example of Racial Equality
(Ynet News) Yossi Yehoshua - The Israel Defense Forces is an institution in which members of the Ethiopian immigrant community in Israel fit in as equals. There's already an Ethiopian battalion commander, three officers with the rank of lieutenant colonel, and 44 with the rank of major. Ethiopians serve in elite special-forces units and their participation in officers' training courses is on the rise. Some 88% of Ethiopian youth enlist in the IDF, with 40% volunteering for combat duty.