A teenage pop sensation becomes a soldier, and the Israeli army tries to cope | Washington Post

RAANANA, Israel — As one of Israel’s biggest pop stars, Noa Kirel’s shining face adorns billboards, and she appears daily in an array of commercials, reality television shows and teen dramas. Famous since 14, her YouTube videos have garnered millions of viewers, and last month she signed a multimillion-dollar music deal with Atlantic Records, reportedly the largest by any Israeli artist with a U.S. label.