- Maj. Gen. (res.) Gershon Hacohen
- January 22, 2018
- Paper No. 720
Recent years have seen a notable increase in kippa-wearers among IDF combat soldiers and commanders. The growing opposition to the presence of kippot, however, is not what drives the struggle against religionization. It is, rather, the fear of losing the militaryโs character as a national public space that is secular or at least neutral with regard to religion.