Idf veteran
Israel Katz's populist push to pardon Elor Azaria puts Israel at serious risk - comment
Azaria was not convicted of mere "negligent homicide", but of manslaughter for his actions in 2016.
Irish music festival bans IDF veteran from attending in name of 'safe, welcoming, inclusive space'
Knesset votes to freeze arrests of ultra-Orthodox draft evaders amid IDF manpower crisis
‘We're lone soldiers, but we're not lonely’: How the IDF supports fighters without families
Defense Ministry program for disabled veterans moves forward
Approximately 7,200 applicants are awaiting responses regarding recognition of their disabilities and the degree of help that will be offered to them. The One Soul program will speed up the process.
Reuven Magen, IDF veteran who survived attack in Gaza war, dies at 27
A soldier in the 53rd Armored Regiment, Magen was wounded and survived after a mortar shell exploded during Operation Protective Edge in 2014.
IDF vet who self-immolated speaks, first recording since incident
Saidian first woke up from a medically induced coma in September, and he thanked his doctors in honor of Doctors Appreciation Day.
These Israeli mental health nonprofits were started by those who struggled
What could be more powerful than being helped by those who have struggled with the same issues you face? These four nonprofits were founded with that very premise.
IDF veterans discuss IDF and Israel with US college students
The Belev Echad organization works with Chabad on Campus to young IDF veterans to the US for two weeks of exposure, awareness and inspiration.
IDF veteran who self-immolated regains consciousness
Itzik Saidian, a disabled veteran who set himself on fire at a Defense Ministry office in April, is awake and responsive.
IDF Chief of Staff Kohavi visits Itzik Saidian in hospital
Itzik Saidian self-immolated in April to protest the treatment received by PTSD-stricken disabled IDF veterans.
Gantz approves new work compensation for disabled IDF veterans
The steps taken to assist the rehabilitation of disabled IDF veterans have been coming thick and fast since the "One Soul" reform was approved in May.
Defense Ministry to grant NIS 3,000 for disabled IDF vet. students
The grant will be used to fund a computer for 500 disabled IDF veterans.
Michal Herzog visits IDF vet who self-immolated
Itzik Saidian, a 26-year-old veteran of the Golani Brigade, arrived at the offices of the Defense Ministry’s Rehabilitation Division in Petah Tikva where he set himself on fire.
