Veterans

Vehicle hits protester at wounded veterans' rights, benefits rally near Jerusalem's Chords Bridge

A vehicle hit an activist during a protest at Chords Bridge in Jerusalem, with police searching for the driver. The protest called for support for wounded soldiers, including those with PTSD.

Combat veterans suffering from PTSD protest as they demanding better rights and conditions in Jerusalem, January 21, 2026.
IDF soldiers prepare for Remembrance Day at the graves of fallen soldiers at the Har Herzl military cemetery, April 23, 2023.

IDF veterans lost to suicide deserve full military honors - opinion

Admiral Kevin Lunday prepares to testify during his confirmation hearing to be the commandant of the US Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, in Washington, DC.

'Outraged and baffled': Jewish groups condemn Coast Guard for secret swastika policy change

A military helicopter evacuating wounded IDF soldiers from the Gaza Strip to Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, May 15, 2024; illustrative.

Defense Ministry treating 82,400 wounded soldiers and veterans, up 22,000 since start of war


Veterans flourishing in their senior years

“We have a great sense of gratitude to Hashem for the opportunity to live in Israel."

GRACE, 69 AND MICHAEL MILLER, 75 FROM PHILADELPHIA TO JERUSALEM, 2005

Ronald David Bayfield survived Normandy to die alone in a London hospital

Bayfield is survived by his wife and five grandchildren — one of whom, Miriam Berger, is a rabbi at Finchley Reform Synagogue and officiated at his funeral.

Hospital bed in Hadassah Ein Kerem

Struggling NY veterans' hospital asked to also help with coronavirus

"I don't know where the staff to cover all these patients is going to come from, and I don't think they know either."

Workers construct what is believed to be a makeshift morgue behind a hospital during the outbreak of coronavirus disease in New York City

Some 70,000 Valentines sent to 104-year-old in tribute to veterans

At the outset, the goal was a modest 100 cards - about one for every one of White's birthdays - but the response has outstripped all expectations.

Boxes containing thousands of Valentine’s Day cards sent to Major Bill White at his home in Stockton

Trump honors veteran who saved 200 Jewish American soldiers in POW camp

The president recounted Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds's heroic actions at the Veterans Day Parade in New York

U.S. President Donald Trump arrives for a Veterans Day Parade and Wreath Laying ceremony in Manhattan, New York City, U.S., November 11, 2019

Elizabeth Warren vows to halve veterans' suicide rate in four years

She said she would tackle the problem in her first term by investing in mental healthcare, research into the causes of military suicides and providing annual mental health checks for service members.

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren

VETERANS: Proud progenitor

"Quietly, I asked myself, ‘Is this the right thing to do’? I made a decision to come, and there was no looking back,” Gorlin said.

RABBI DAVID Yoel Gorlin, his wife Maira, and their extended family in Israel.

Huge study explores genetics of PTSD

Suicide rates are higher among veterans suffering from PTSD, which is estimated to affect between 11% and 20% of those who served in the military.

An elderly woman suffers from PTSD. [illustrative]

He’s a Yankee Doodle Dandy

This July 4, we salute George Bader – one of the 550,000 American Jews who served in World War II.

SOLDIER GEORGE BADER, somewhere in France, September 25, 1944: ‘My thoughts are always with you, Love, George,’ he wrote.

New UK Mideast minister on first visit to Israel with British veterans

"The armed forces of Israel and the UK are the best of us and I salute you."