Veterans

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Having moved from the horrors of the Holocaust to dedicating his life to the revival of the Jewish state, his experiences are the essence of the story of the Jewish people in the 20th century.

Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.
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.

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

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 


Peace rejected: Israel, US turn down Arab deal, guarantee more bloodshed - opinion

Hundreds of senior Israeli security veterans send letter to Trump administration and recommend five governing principles for a Gaza “morning after” plan:

US PRESIDENT Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meet in the Oval Office in April. In ignoring an Arab offer, the US and Israel have sentenced Israelis and Gazans to continued bloodshed, say members of Commanders for Israel’s Security.

Losing the PTSD war: Israeli soldiers are dying off the battlefield

Since the Israel-Hamas War began in October 2023, nearly 50 IDF soldiers – most of them suffering from PTSD – have taken their own lives.

IDF soldiers operate in Beit Hanun.

Maine oysterman launches bid to unseat Republican US Senator Susan Collins

Graham Platner, a Marine and Army veteran, said he’s angered by how unlivable the northeasternmost US state has become for working-class people.

: U.S. Senator Susan Collins (R-ME) speaks on behalf of one of U.S. President Donald Trump's judicial nominees during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 30, 2025.

Healing beyond borders: A journey into the Dominican Republic’s US Veterans Village - opinion

Honoring the fallen also means caring for the living. The Dominican Republic US Veterans Village is a global blueprint for trauma recovery.

 THE DOMINICAN Republic US Veterans Village, which provides a model of care that carries profound lessons in confronting the hidden wounds of war, says the writer, shown here with his wife, Adi Bedein, flanked by co-founder Dr. Gary Deutchman (left), and US Marine veteran Manny Salazar (right).

Police beat, arrest PTSD victim for boarding bus with certified service dog

"This entire ordeal left me humiliated and powerless," Koby Levy said. "I hope changes are made so no one else has to go through what I endured."

Israel Police at the scene of an explosion in southern Tel Aviv, August 18, 2024.

Pro-Palestine groups plan to 'swarm' UK with coordinated protests on Armistice Day

Youth Demand, which is an offshoot of Just Stop Oil, has planned to hold anti-Israel demonstrations in five British cities.

 People demonstrate in Vauxhall during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in London, Britain, November 11, 2023

World leaders, veterans, commemorate D-Day's 80th anniversary in Normandy

Veterans and world leaders are gathering in Normandy to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. But Russia, which launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, was not invited.

 U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. First Lady Jill Biden disembark Air Force One at Caen Carpiquet Airport, France, June 6, 2024.

US veterans spark controversial comments after taking a stance on pro-Palestine protest and Gaza

Protests for and against Israel’s war in Gaza are heating up across the US, with veterans and leaders on both sides of the conflict.

 A PROTEST takes place in Chicago last October. The terrifying chant, ‘From the river to the sea,’ demonstrates a vision of the full destruction of democratic Israel and its inhabitants, the writer asserts.

'You are the head, you are guilty': Yom Kippur war vets launch anti-Netanyahu campaign

"There is no choice, we must go to the elections and establish a state commission of inquiry that will investigate in depth all the reasons for the 2023 failure."

 PROTESTERS CARRY banners at a recent demonstration calling for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s removal from office.

Psychoactive drug treats traumatic brain injury in veterans

On average, treatment with ibogaine immediately led to significant improvements in functioning, PTSD, depression, and anxiety – and those effects persisted until at least one month after treatment. 

 Pills spilling out of a bottle (illustrative).