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Top IDF general sings Selichot prayers

IDF Personnel Directorate chief Major General Dado Bar Kalifa sings Selichot prayers at the Or Hachaim Yeshiva in Jerusalem.

IDF bars soldiers from protesting on social media

Special committee makes social media protest tantamount to real-life political protest, and punishable by military law.

Soldiers' pay rises sharply, but is still very low

January salary for combat soldiers will be NIS 1,606, or $408, up from NIS 1,077, or $275.

IDF stats: Fewer casualties in 2015

In 2015, 36 soldiers were killed; about 15 of them are suspected of committing suicide during their military service.

IDF dropout rates soar; men twice as likely to drop out

One in six men and one in twelve women do not finish their mandatory service; 'emotional distress' a primary factor.