Dutch soldiers set for makeover amid hair policy shift
The Netherlands moves to end long hair and earrings as it shifts toward a more professional armed forces. Draft rites fade after 1970s protests, with personnel like Air Force ground crew in NATO postings sent home for hair refusals. Conscript Soldiers Organization decries the change, saying hair length does not affect performance.
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Esther Pollard remained on a hunger strike seeking clemency for Jonathan Pollard, the former U S Navy analyst imprisoned for selling secrets to Israel. She told reporters she would not stop, receiving hydration and medications at Bikur Holim Hospital as Clinton denied clemency.
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Israeli soldier Ilan Saadon body found in Tel Aviv road
Bones buried under a newly paved road are believed to be Ilan Saadon, an Israeli soldier missing since May 1989. Palestinian officials aided the discovery while DNA and dental records await confirmation. The incident, tied to Hamas and Yasser Arafat era tensions, may ease a strained atmosphere after Netanyahu’s May election.
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