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Israeli Combat Veterans Condemn Government Neglect Amid Budget Cuts for PTSD Care
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First reported by N12 · 1 day ago
What happened
Retired Israeli combat veteran Avichai Levi condemned the Finance Ministry's refusal to increase funding for PTSD treatment, highlighting systemic neglect of wounded soldiers. He shared personal trauma and warned of rising veteran suicides, accusing the state of abandoning those who served.
- 01Israeli Finance Ministry refuses extra budget for combat PTSD care, sparking veteran outrage.
- 02Avichai Levi warned Knesset early in war about rising PTSD cases and need for funding.
- 03Levi accuses Defense Ministry of misusing existing rehabilitation funds.
- 04He shared a traumatic personal incident illustrating PTSD's severe impact on family life.
- 05Levi claims veterans feel invisible and unwanted, citing over 100 suicides among them.
- 06He says society has forgotten veterans, forcing him to seek crowdfunding for survival.
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