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Sex and the IDF: The army's role in defining gender and sexual norms

A new book showcases the dominant role of photography in creating fantasy and sexual reality in Israel's army.

By Gilad Meizer | 09:48 01.02.13 |

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"Fantazia Shel Medina: Tatzlumei Chayalot Tzahal Ve'erotizatziya Shel Hamilitarism Ha-ezrachi bi-Yisrael" ("Fantasy of the State: Photographs of IDF Female Soldiers and the Eroticization of Civil Militarism in Israel" ), by Chava Brownfield-Stein. Resling, 245 pages, NIS 89 (Hebrew)

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