1.0Jewish Telegraphic Agencyhttps://www.jta.orgadminhttps://www.jta.org/author/adminrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="uJr3w67ItI"><a href="https://www.jta.org/archive/knesset-extents-term-of-service-in-israels-armed-forces-to-two-years">Knesset Extents Term of Service in Israel’s Armed Forces to Two Years</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.jta.org/archive/knesset-extents-term-of-service-in-israels-armed-forces-to-two-years/embed#?secret=uJr3w67ItI" width="600" height="338" title="“Knesset Extents Term of Service in Israel’s Armed Forces to Two Years” — Jewish Telegraphic Agency" data-secret="uJr3w67ItI" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> The enlistment term for members of Israel’s armed services has been extended to two years under amendments to the national service law adopted in Parliament last night. Another feature of the amended bill is that women 18 years of age may be drafted for a nine-month period of agricultural training.https://www.jta.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/jta-long-logo-bw.jpg600315