Israeli female army unit foiling white slave trade

September 25, 2006 - 12:51 AM by

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ON THE ISRAELI-EGYPTIAN BORDER — Sergeant Tzipora Schindler , a 2004 graduate of Newton South High School, is on the front lines of Israel’s other border war, on the lookout for terrorists and smugglers along the country’s southern frontier.

From her base camp atop Mount Uzia, she can see through binoculars where Israel, Egypt, Jordan, and Saudi Arabia intersect at the Gulf of Aqaba below, gleaming like an oasis in the desert landscape.

Schindler, 20, left her parents in Newton and moved to Israel two years ago, seeking spiritual rebirth after spending part of her childhood in Jerusalem. She quickly volunteered for the only infantry battalion in the Israel Defense Forces that includes women.

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(Cross-posted at Israel At Level Ground)

Tags: • Category: General, Immigrant Moments, Israeliness, Life, Politics, War 

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