[El Gato]

Only the Israelis have pulled off combat roles for women,

No, they tried that in '48, didn't work out well. Women serve in support roles, some of them in combat support and some in training men for combat roles, such as armored vehicle driver and gunner.

[Candor7]

See my post 56. The Caracal Light Infrantry battalion is 90 per cent female, and fully deployed as a female front line infantry unit in the Southern Command of Israel. It is an all volunteer battalion.

So contrary to popular belief, women are indeed voluntarily deployed in Israel in full combat infantry roles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Caracal_battalion.jpg