Reichman University is launching a new legal clinic at the Harry Radzyner Law School to advocate for disabled IDF veterans. The initiative is led by the dean of the law school, Prof. Lior Zemer, in collaboration with the law firm Anat Ginzburg.
Established as part of the law school’s community volunteering framework, the clinic aims to provide disabled IDF veterans with professional and accessible legal support, free of charge, on core issues relating to the realization of their rights vis-à-vis the system. A legal clinic in academia serves as an educational and practical platform in which law students deliver real legal assistance to the community under close professional guidance and supervision, thereby combining experiential learning with meaningful social impact.
The clinic’s work on behalf of disabled IDF veterans will focus on preparing and submitting applications for recognition to the Ministry of Defense, including gathering, organizing, and substantiating the required factual and medical documentation. It will guide applicants through the preparation process for medical committees at each stage of review, providing practical assistance to help them understand procedures, present the appropriate claims and documents at the right time, and address both procedural and substantive questions along the way. Through this work, the clinic seeks to reduce gaps in information and accessibility, facilitate veterans’ interaction with the system, and strengthen their ability to fully exercise the rights to which they are legally entitled.
The clinic’s launch event was held on Monday, December 8, 2025, at Reichman University, with the participation of senior public and professional figures involved in supporting disabled IDF veterans. Attendees included the chairman of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization, the head of the Israel Bar Association, and leading experts from the fields of medicine and psychology.
Prof. Lior Zemer, dean of the Harry Radzyner Law School stated, “Tonight, we are not only launching a new clinic — we are making a value-based commitment to those who gave the state and its citizens their most precious assets: their bodies and their souls, for the sake of our existence and security. The Legal Clinic for IDF Disabled Veterans is a central pillar in the Harry Radzyner Law School’s impressive network of clinics, and reflects the moral obligation we carry as a legal and academic community.”
Adv. Dana Reitblatt Shiri, director of the Legal Clinic for IDF Disabled Veterans said, “For me, this event is far more than a professional launch. It is a personal moment of closure, and at the same time, the opening of a door for many others. The clinic we are inaugurating today is dedicated to providing essential legal assistance, free of charge, to those who have paid with their bodies and souls for the security of our nation. This union of professional expertise with a human heartbeat is at the core of the clinic we are launching today. It is our civic and moral responsibility to support these heroes who stood up to protect us, and I could not be prouder to lead a clinic committed to advancing meaningful legal and social impact.”
Edan Kleiman, chairman of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization also spoke. “I welcome the establishment of this legal clinic at Reichman University, which reflects Israeli academia’s commitment to disabled IDF veterans. This type of partnership — bridging an academic institution with the rehabilitation system — is vital, because recovery is not only physical; it also unfolds within a complex legal and bureaucratic arena. Providing free, professional support will enable many wounded soldiers to exercise their rights in a proper, fair, and humane way. This is an important step for a society that continues to honor its fighters even after they return from the battlefield.”
Adv. Anat Ginzburg, founder and head of the Ginzburg & Co. law firm, chair of the Disabled, Compensation and Rehabilitation Committee of the Israel Bar Association, and partner of the Legal Clinic for IDF Disabled Veterans stated, “Unfortunately, the priorities of the State of Israel are not as they should be. Disabled veterans ought to be at the heart of the nation — front and center. It is unacceptable that the Rehabilitation Division, for various reasons, subjects them to prolonged procedures and endless committees to determine disability allowances. This is precisely why the clinic is so important. Its establishment reflects a meeting of shared aspirations: just as Lior envisioned a clinic that would provide free assistance to disabled IDF veterans, I too have long said that the time has come.”
Written in collaboration with Reichman University