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No glass ceilings for LGBT in IDF

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Published: 13 May 2017

Last updated: 4 March 2024

Military advocate general is first senior IDF official to come out of the closet – Tova Tzimuki – Ynetnews 10.05.17
Brig. Gen. Sharon Afek, first member of the General Staff to openly discuss his sexual orientation: ‘It’s important to me that young LGBT men and women who enlist know there are no glass ceilings in the IDF to limit them.’

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