Before Alice Miller: The two women who made history in Operation Kadesh

70 years after Operation Kadesh: A Ma'ariv profile article about Yael Rom and Batya Orni, the first female pilot and navigator in the Israeli Air Force who took part in sorties to Sinai. The article describes their path, the gender challenges they faced, and their contribution to the operation.

70 years after Operation Kadesh: A Ma'ariv profile article revisits the story of Yael Rom and Batya Orni, the pilot and navigator from the Israeli Air Force who took part in the operation in Sinai. Rom, born in 1932, was among the first to undergo flight training and became a captain on Dakota aircraft. Orni, born in 1933, served as a navigator. During the operation, they flew night sorties to drop equipment and evacuate wounded, while facing a gender challenge: special permission from the Chief of Staff for women to participate in combat. After the war, Rom turned to education and women's advancement, while Orni worked at El Al. The article includes interviews with their family members and ends with a quote about the institutionalization of the IDF and the need for integrating women.