Israel army faces battle over beards
(WorldNews Asia)

TEL AVIV (AFP) - Israel`s military is facing a challenge on the home front unrelated to traditional threats against the Jewish state: it`s over facial hair, and activists say the army`s future is at stake. Mr Bar Pinto and Mr Gilad Levi, two red-bearded 29-year-olds, have founded `Beard Exemptions for All` (`Ptor Zakan Lekulam` in Hebrew), a campaign challenging Israeli military rules compelling all male troops to be clean-shaven. Mr Pinto and...