In the Israel of 2026, there are two parallel rehabilitation systems for people who paid a heavy price for their country. One person was injured during their military service, the other in an act of terror. Both may experience post trauma, loss of earning capacity, harm to their family, and years of daily struggle to return to routine. Both systems serve people who are contending with deep wounds, but only one of them has caught the full attention of the state, including an intensive review and a plan for comprehensive reform. 

The Mor Yosef Committee, appointed by the Ministry of Defense following the dramatic rise in the number of wounded and difficulties at the ministry’s Rehabilitation Division, was asked to reexamine how the State of Israel supports those injured during their military service. Its conclusions, published in early June, mark a significant conceptual shift: rehabilitation is not a matter of paying a stipend or determining a disability percentage, but rather requires a broad view of the person, of their family, and of their ability to return to independent life, to work, and to community.

Accordingly, the........

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