Gay Israeli soldiers claim harassment (JTA)
Gay soldiers in the Israel Defense Forces said they have been sexually harassed during their military service.
Forty percent of the gay and lesbian soldiers said they were verbally abused and 4 percent said they were physically abused, according to a new survey by the Israel Gay Youth organization.
Some 45 percent of respondents in the study said they heard homophobic remarks frequently or very frequently in their units, while 59 percent of soldiers in combat units said they heard homophobic remarks frequently.
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