The Israel Police, under the stewardship of National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir, is facing a crisis that it can no longer hide behind bureaucratic walls. It is a crisis of conscience, a crisis of care, and — most disturbingly — a crisis of basic honesty.

As someone who watches this government’s radical agenda with growing alarm, I have often warned about how the obsession with “governance” at any cost inevitably crushes the most vulnerable. But rarely is the evidence as damning as it is today regarding the men and women in uniform who are suffering from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).

A recent, shocking investigative report by HaMakom (The Hottest Place in Hell) has pulled back the curtain on how the police establishment treats its own shattered officers. The investigation reveals a systemic betrayal that should outrage any citizen who cares about human rights, mental health, and the sanctity of those who serve—and are subsequently discarded.

The “Data Does Not Exist” Defense

When investigative journalists filed a Freedom of Information request to uncover the........

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