Amira al Hayb

Amira al Hayb (* 1985 in Tuba Zangarija, Israel), Arabic اميرة الهيب, Hebrew אמירה אל הייב, was the first Israeli Bedouin, who served as a soldier in combat. During her active period she served in the Israeli armed forces and militarized border police.

Amira grew up in Galilee in different Bedouin villages. In 2003, at the age of 19, she decided to voluntarily enter into the military. While male Bedouins in Israel, of course, serve military service, the service applies to the weapon of women as taboo in the traditional Bedouin culture. With the help of veterans Nur al Hayb, the so-called " father of Bedouin soldiers," she managed to overcome these prejudices.

In recognition of its pioneering role for other Bedouin women, Amira al Hayb met with prominent Israeli politicians, including the then President Moshe Katsav and the acting defense minister, Shaul Mofaz. Meanwhile, other young Bedouin women have done military service.

• Israeli
• Israeli military history
• Born in 1985
• Woman