Veterans

Israel Basketball Association launches 'Back in the Game' initiative for veterans with PTSD

The initiative was created in response to requests from members of the Zahal Disabled Veterans Organization, who said basketball had become an important outlet in helping them cope with trauma.

PARTICIPANTS IN the new ‘Back in the Game’ initiative compete during a special tournament launch event for IDF veterans coping with PTSD, held last Friday in Israel.
People wrapped in Israeli flags walk through the Ammunition Hill historic site in Jerusalem on June 2, 2024.

WATCH: A son's tale of an Ammunition Hill hero

 U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order encouraging more research into ibogaine, next to U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joe Rogan, and Americans for Ibogaine CEO W. Bryan Hubbard, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., April 18

Trump signs order to accelerate Ibogaine research for veterans with PTSD 

PTSD illustration.

As Israel’s PTSD crisis deepens, new treatment offers hope for scarred IDF veterans


Remembering Raz Mizrachi, an IDF hero killed by Hamas in Re'im

Raz Mizrachi met her tragic end last week at the hands of Hamas terrorists in Re’im

 Raz Mizrachi

Israel locates missing remains of War of Independence fighter

Dov Broder's remains, missing since he fell during the May 13, 1948 Operation Medina, were recovered by Israeli authorities on Sunday.

 Dov Broder and his wife Batya, circa 1947

50 Influential Jews: Defenders of Israel - No. 37

Whether defending Israel in court or online, in security or through building bridges, these four veterans are dedicated to fight for the Jewish state in their own unique ways.

 Amir Avivi, Gidi Mark, Rabbi Ari Lamm, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner.

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.

Stolen child reunites with birth mother after 42 years apart

Jimmy Lippert Thyden from Virginia reunited with his Chilean birth mother last week after an entire life of separation.

 Neonatal incubator (illustrative).

IDF soldiers with PTSD must be able to get the help they need - editorial

The whole country, led by the government, must rally to ensure that IDF veterans suffering from PTSD receive the help they need.

An IDF soldier sits on a beach in Tel Aviv

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 self-immolates in Netanya after disability request denied

The man had applied to be recognized as disabled by the IDF, but the application was rejected, the Defense Ministry stated.

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Which bills did the Knesset pass in the shadow of judicial reform?

While turmoil reigned outside, which bills passed this term after joint efforts by the coalition and opposition?

 MEMBERS OF Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition get ready to vote for the reasonableness bill on Monday night in the Knesset.

Ukrainian veteran with prosthesis removed from Wizz Air flight due 'safety reasons'

The injured soldier was attempting to return to his family after receiving treatment in Israel.

TRAVELERS CONVERGE at Ben-Gurion Airport late last month, as the skies begin to open up.