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Police clash with combat veteran demonstrators outside Knesset, punch protest leader

The protests, which have been ongoing in recent weeks, demand government action to assist soldiers in coping with trauma resulting from their military service. 

Israeli soldiers with PTSD, demanding better rights and conditions, block a road outside the Knesset, Israel’s parliament in Jerusalem, August 18, 2025.
RABBI CHAIM LEVINE (3rd R) and Yaniv Leidner (3rd L) at the Iron Brother 2022 Challenge

From battlefield to brotherhood

 Bazab CEO Asaf Almagor: "It's a moral obligation to stand by those who choose to rise, lead, and represent the best of the Israeli spirit.”

Bazan backs veteran rehab and Paralympic athletes in groundbreaking national program

 Adv. Edan Kleiman, Chairman, The Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization with Sam Zusaman, CEO BSE Global Alternate Governor Brooklyn Nets.

Zahal Disabled Veterans head at 'Post' conference: Israel will have over 100,000 wounded by 2030


‘The light will defeat the darkness’: Israelis unite to remember the fallen

The campaign’s tagline, “Only those who remember know what could have been given,” appears at the start of each hike.

 Tour group at memorial sight for fallen soldiers.

Charting a path forward for mental health care in the wake of war - opinion

In the weeks and months following October 7, many veterans from previous conflicts have been turning to hospitals, mental health centers, and primary care physicians for support.

 SGT. GAYA ZUBERY, a paramedic in the 188th Armored Brigade who was shot and seriously wounded while treating wounded soldiers in Gaza, undergoes rehabilitation at Sheba Medical Center.

Protests held outside NYC comedy club for 'ask an IDF soldier' event

The event saw 45 minutes of Hughes questioning the former soldiers, and another 45 minutes of the reservists fielding questions from the crowd.

New York Stock Exchange surrounded by pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel protests

HaGal Sheli (My Wave) champions healing and resilience at White House summit


Israeli War of Independence veteran finally makes Aliyah at 96

Canadian-born Irving Matlow, who fought to ensure Israel's existence, finally returns as a citizen.


Meet the people helping IDF soldiers with PTSD

‘The huge hug, thank you I got was what I needed.’

 Dvir Dahan during his IDF service.

Prince Harry's Invictus Games welcomes Israeli team for first time

An official delegation of injured IDF athletes is attending the Invictus Games in Germany.

  Idan Kaliman, who leads the delegation and also chairs the Disabled Veterans IDF Organization, speaking with Prince Harry in Dusseldorf, Germany.

Another IDF vet commits suicide waiting to be recognized as disabled

Donio took his own life the day after another IDF veteran, Bar Klaf, set himself on fire following a rejected request to be recognized as a disabled veteran.

 An IDF soldier holding a gun is silhouetted on the national flag.

IDF veteran dies from wounds after setting himself on fire

The Defense Ministry said that "no connection was found between his mental illness and his military service."

An IDF soldier sits on a beach in Tel Aviv

Defense Ministry launches online medical system for disabled IDF veterans

The launch of this groundbreaking platform is a key component of the "One Soul" reform, aimed at improving the quality of care provided to IDF veterans. 

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Israeli American pilot Lou Lenart honored in LA wreath-laying ceremony

The event was held in honor of the 75th anniversary of the air strike at the Ad Halom bridge over Israel's southern Lakhish River.

 Former Assistant Commandant of the Marine Corps Gen. Robert Magnus and  and Col. Seth Byrom solute at the memorial ceremony for Lou Lenart on May 23, 2023.