By Andrew L. Jaffee

Foolishly, but not surprisingly, the UN Commission on the Status of Women singled out Israel as the only country “found in violation of women’s rights” — while Arab/Muslim women are being whipped, murdered in honor killings, and beaten up for holding peaceful demonstrations. Israel’s Knesset (parliament) is democratically debating whether females, who already serve on the frontlines of defending the Jewish state, should be allowed to serve in “tank and infantry formations.” You go, (girls):

…But things have changed, and now an army-appointed commission of academics and officers is studying whether to integrate the army’s last all-male preserve: infantry, armor and special forces.

Commission member Naomi Chazan, a prominent feminist and a former lawmaker, says the focus will be on “increasing the equality” of women in uniform _ and that means admitting them to tank and infantry formations. …

Many women in the Arab/Muslim world are forced to cover their entire bodies; can’t drive cars; aren’t allowed to vote; and, in Pakistan, are “raped every two hours and gang-raped every eight hours.” On the other hand, Israel is so secure in its sense of human balance that it arms its women — all 18-year old girls and boys serve in the army. The Jewish state had a female prime minister. Indeed, women permeate all strata of Israeli society. So who is really evolved in the Middle East?