‘3 million Israelis suffering from trauma since Oct. 7′ Deficiencies in mental-health system have yet to be corrected, the state comptroller says. JNS Staff Feb. 12, 2025
If hostages are being abused, their captors shouldn’t be rewarded Three men released by Hamas looked like Nazi death-camp survivors. Israel and the United States must not allow the terrorists to survive and thrive. Jonathan S. Tobin Feb. 9, 2025
Israel has 20,000 traumatized troops and not enough rehab staff The Israeli Defense Ministry needs an additional 150 mental-health professionals to deal with the war's aftermath, an official warns. JNS Staff Dec. 2, 2024
American victim of Second Intifada suicide bombing ‘retraumatized’ by Hamas support in US “It's very scary to see these students siding with a terrorist organization that tried to murder me,” Sarri Singer tells JNS. Mike Wagenheim Nov. 25, 2024
Ultra-Orthodox social workers treat wartime trauma “My mission is to ensure that there will be no second generation of pain from Oct. 7,” says Pinchas Weiss, the founding director of what was originally an NGO catering to the ultra-Orthodox. Etgar Lefkovits Nov. 11, 2024
Freed child captive has moments of joy, as family yearns for normalcy Emily Hand, 9, seems to have gone back to her joyful self, but she sometimes feels very afraid. Amelie Botbol Nov. 8, 2024
Helping Israel’s children through this war “After so many rounds of rockets and having to run into the shelter, you learn to see the underlying symptoms in each child.” Deborah Fineblum Nov. 8, 2024
Ohr Torah Stone is working hard to strengthen the home front The Modern Orthodox network of 32 Israeli educational institutions is prioritizing mental health issues during the current war. Amelie Botbol Oct. 23, 2024
‘Lady in Red’ Nova festival survivor reflects on Oct. 7 Vlada Patapov, captured fleeing in viral footage, shares her regrets and ongoing struggles in the aftermath of the massacre in southern Israel. Adi Nirman Oct. 10, 2024
