IDF's 1st female major-general appointed in official ceremony
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Brigadier-General Orna Barbivai was promoted to the rank of major-general and appointed as the head of the IDF Personnel Directorate at an official ceremony at Tel Aviv's Hakirya base. Barbivai said that her appointment is "a clear statement of equal opportunity." Defense Minister Ehud Barak, who was in attendance, called it "an exciting moment for the entire Israeli society."
The outgoing head of the Personnel Directorate, Major General Avi Zamir, is set to transfer command to Barbivai later Thursday evening. (Hanan Greenberg)
