קטגורית תוכניות: Health and Resilience

A National Plan to Lead the World in Artificial Intelligence

What's the problem?

Israel stands at a strategic crossroads in artificial intelligence. While leading countries are making AI a core component of their national power, Israel suffers from a growing gap between its high technological potential and only partial implementation, reflected in an erosion of its relative standing in the global race.

These gaps are coming into focus, and the hour demands action: there is no integrated government strategy with real authority, budget, and capacity to execute; Israel is at a disadvantage in scale against major powers and highly-focused states; and it lacks deep infrastructure such as supercomputing and energy.

Without a change of course, Israel will lose standing on the global stage and miss out on future growth engines. The price will be an erosion of our economy’s foundations, of Israel’s security advantage, and of our technological superiority over time.

What's the solution?

Return Israel to the global forefront of artificial intelligence by 2030, placing it among the top three leading powers in the world. We will do this through a national strategy that turns AI into a force multiplier for the state, first and foremost in security, health, and education, and alongside this – in government, the economy, and in strengthening human capital.

We will build the infrastructure, capabilities, and governmental framework that will allow Israel to adopt technologies quickly, develop independence in critical areas, and turn Israeli creativity and innovation into lasting national strength and security superiority through AI.

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How will we know we've succeeded?

Israel returns to the global forefront in AI
By 2030, Israel will establish itself as one of the world’s leading countries in the field, with a strong industry, advanced research, and independent capability in strategic areas.


Israelis are better prepared for the new world
Students will acquire AI literacy within the education system, the number of AI experts will grow, and workers will be able to gain new skills and succeed in changing professions.

Fast and responsible innovation Companies will be able to develop and test solutions quickly, alongside clear rules of the game and effective safeguards where AI could impact rights, privacy, security, and critical infrastructure.

A faster, smarter government
Government processes will be automated and services to citizens will become faster, more available, and simpler, with ongoing measurement of processing times and service quality.

The architecture of our national AI plan

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Israeli Technological Sovereignty and Deep Infrastructure

We will significantly expand sovereign computing power, build cloud, energy, and data infrastructure, strengthen chip and quantum capabilities, develop the field of Physical AI, and establish a national adaptation lab for global and open-source models. This will let the state operate, adapt, and develop AI even in emergencies and without full dependence on an outside party.

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Security Superiority and AI Diplomacy

We will adopt the Sovereign AI model in the defense establishment as well. At the same time, we will turn Israeli AI capabilities into a diplomatic asset through international partnerships in computing, energy, research, and industry.

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AI Government: Artificial Intelligence in the Public Service

The government will become the central engine of AI adoption in Israel. Core processes will be automated, citizen services will be converted to AI models, and the government will act as a major customer of Israel’s AI industry through fast procurement, sandboxes, government data, and incentives for implementation.

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The Best Human Capital in the World

We will build a full human-capital pipeline for the AI era, from AI literacy in the education system to doubling the number of Core AI experts in Israel. We will expand tracks for excellence and research, work to bring Israeli minds back home, and launch a national upskilling program for workers in rapidly changing sectors.

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Enabling, Risk-Based Regulation

We will create regulation that enables experimentation, pilots, and rapid implementation while distinguishing between uses by level of risk. High-risk systems will be subject to human oversight, risk assessments, audits, and recertification, alongside protection of privacy, data, and civil resilience against deepfakes, disinformation, and AI-based fraud.

Only Together Can We Tackle the Mental Health Crisis

Israel needs a national response to the mental healthcare crisis: coordinated, proactive, and that combines prevention, early detection, and multi-tiered clinical care. The core principles of B’Yachad’s mental health plan are a shift from reacting to taking initiative, eliminating the stigma, building tiered treatment pathways matched to the severity of one’s need, and ensuring continuity of care so that no one falls through the cracks.
 
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What's the problem?

Since October 7th, there is no Israeli who has not been exposed to trauma. The number of newly diagnosed PTSD cases in HMOs nearly doubled, from 16,234 in 2022 to 30,760 in 2024. The number of wounded IDF veterans coping with mental health conditions has doubled, and about half a million Israelis are expected to suffer from symptoms of post-traumatic stress and anxiety. The biggest wave is yet to come.

This crisis has met a system that is unprepared – one that treats too late, too little, and in too fragmented a way. The average wait for mental health treatment through a health fund is 6.4 months, and 38% of those in need give up because of the wait. Israel has less than half the desired rate of psychiatrists, 23% of psychologist positions in the inpatient system are unfilled, and more than 2,500 educational psychologist positions are vacant. 

There is no single clear responsible body, and those who need treatment are tossed between 3 to 5 different bodies: HMOs, the Resilience Center, the National Insurance Institute, the IDF, the local authority, the Ministry of Defense, and the Ministry of Education. In the end, those in need carry the weight of trauma and their struggles alone and are left without a solution.

The cost is not only human. Untreated trauma is expected to cost the Israeli economy about 500 billion NIS over the next five years: about 200 NIS billion in direct costs, and another 300 billion NIS in indirect costs.

What's the solution?

Together, we will build a national response that is coordinated, high-quality, and proactive to Israel’s unique mental health challenge, providing multi-tiered care from prevention through clinical treatment.

We will remove the stigma: we will give national legitimacy to the challenges affecting hundreds of thousands of Israelis. We will recognize these challenges, embrace those facing them, and provide care. We will act on the principle of “prevention first” and move from reaction to initiative, through early detection and initial support in every setting of life: in the community, in education, in service, in academia, and at work.

We will build tiered treatment mechanisms matched to the severity of the injury, from support groups and parent guidance to psychotherapy and psychiatric care. And we will make sure no one falls through the cracks. That no person who is hurt will be left without help through a broader, more coordinated, and multi-tiered mental health system.

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B'Yachad's plan

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We will have early detection and build a supportive community

In workplaces, we will require every organization to appoint a “Resilience Officer,” like the officer responsible for preventing sexual harassment, who will provide tools and training for managers. We will also give employers incentives to identify and support employees in need. In local authorities, we will run an early-detection and intervention program to strengthen community resilience, alongside individual, family, and couples’ resilience. In military service, we will shift from waiting for people to come forward to proactive outreach, contacting every soldier and reservist at fixed points in their service. And for the public as a whole, we will launch a national campaign that makes it legitimate to ask for help and offers tools for self-care.

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We will strengthen emotional support in the education system – from early childhood through academia

We will run programs to strengthen emotional resilience from birth to age 18, and train all educational staff in trauma-informed practice: recognizing changes in behavior, responding sensitively, and creating safety, belonging and stability in the classroom. We will strengthen emotional support in schools. Today, about a quarter of educational psychologist positions are unfilled. We will fill them all and expand the number of psychologist and counselor positions through binding staffing standards at every stage of education. In early childhood, we will link Tipat Halav, child development services, local authorities, and the education system, so that difficulties are detected early and addressed in time, with parental consent.

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We will strengthen clinical care and shorten the wait for treatment

We cannot treat hundreds of thousands of people without professionals. We will put into place national planning as well as prioritization of the mental health workforce. We will shorten psychologist training. We will bring more professionals into the field through scholarships for young psychologists and for students of psychology and social work. We will provide incentives to increase employment in the public system, along with a comprehensive benefits package for those who go to work in the periphery. We will establish a new profession, a“resilience coach,” to identify, support, and provide focused care for early-stage distress, working in the education system and other public systems as well.

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We will give everyone a single address: more accessible, more comprehensive care

We will improve continuity of care and reduce bureaucracy and competition among public bodies by restructuring how responsibility is divided in the mental health system. We will formalize the “passing of the baton” between the IDF and HMOs to ensure continuity of care for reservists between rounds of service. We will institutionalize ongoing cooperation among HMO districts, local authorities, and regional clusters, based on a uniform definition of cases requiring treatment and a shared triage process.

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We will establish a national coordinating body and anchor the plan in law

We will establish a national body that sets a uniform policy, coordinates the work plans of all bodies that provide mental health care, consolidates data into an up-to-date national picture, and oversees implementation. Public funding will be conditioned on meeting quality standards and measurable results. We will anchor this plan in law, with a dedicated annual budget and a funded five-year plan, and clarify the division of responsibility among the Ministries of Health, Welfare, and Defense, local authorities, and the health funds.

B'Yachad's plan to protect our environment

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What's the problem?

Environmental policy in Israel is characterized by a division of responsibilities, a lack of long-term planning, and a persistent gap between decisions and implementation. There is still no binding and funded climate law, and there is no comprehensive national system in place that centralizes information, maps risks, and informs the preparedness of the government and local authorities.

This lack of preparedness and management does not only harm the environment. It endangers human lives and health, increases the economic damage from extreme events, and harms energy security, infrastructure, employment, and quality of life.

Meanwhile, the climate crisis is exacerbating heat waves, fires, and floods. Trash burning in Judea and Samaria is impacting hundreds of thousands of residents along the Seam Line. Old coal-fired power plants continue to operate. And most of Israel’s waste is still being landfilled. At the same time, the Dead Sea, the Gulf of Eilat, and our beaches, streams, ecological corridors, and biodiversity are under increasing pressure.

What's the solution?

B’Yachad, we will enact a binding and funded climate law that will anchor targets by sector and establish a national system for managing climate risks. This system will centralize information, map risks and vulnerabilities, promote early warning, and coordinate the preparations of government ministries, local authorities, government companies, and infrastructure authorities.

We will enact an advanced waste disposal law and establish an authority for the waste management sector. This law will create a funded waste management sector from end to end, which will create incentives to reduce how much waste goes into landfills as well as promote recycling and advanced treatment. At the same time, the waste management authority will lead a funded program to prevent trash burning in Judea and Samaria, in cooperation with the Civil Administration and the Palestinian Authority. We will accelerate the moving away of the petrochemical industry from Haifa Bay and stop the ongoing operation of old and polluting units 1-4 at Orot Rabin in Hadera. 

We will return the “no added risk” policy in the Gulf of Eilat, protect Israel’s coasts, arrange the new concession plan for the Dead Sea so that it reduces environmental damage and requires the repair of past damage, anchor the protection of our ecological corridors, restore streams and advance a national plan to preserve biodiversity. Alongside this, we will enact the Metropolitan Transportation Authorities Law and promote efficient and accessible public transportation.

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premature deaths in Israel were attributed to air pollution from all sources in 2023.

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of local authorities have climate resilience plans as of 2025.

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of trash in Israel still is buried in landfills.

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How will we know we've succeeded?

The readiness test
Operating a national climate risk management system - all ministries and local authorities will have funded and actionable preparedness plans.

The waste disposal test

Most waste in Israel will no longer end up in landfills, and illegal waste burning in Judea and Samaria will be eradicated through infrastructure, prevention, and enforcement.

The air quality and energy test
The ongoing operation of coal-fired units 1–4 at Orot Rabin will cease, air quality will improve, and the transition to renewable energy and energy storage will accelerate.

The nature test
 Protecting ecological corridors will be anchored, streams will be restored, new nature reserves and national parks will be created, and effective protection of the Gulf of Eilat, the coasts of Israel, the Dead Sea, and biodiversity will be ensured.

The quality of life test
The moving of the petrochemical industry away from Haifa Bay will be advanced with binding timetables, and metropolitan transportation authorities will be established to promote efficient, accessible, and reliable public transportation.

Key elements of our environmental protection plan

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Climate Law and the Establishment of a National Climate Risk Management System: B’Yachad, we’ll enact a binding and funded climate law that will regulate the preparedness of the government, local authorities, government companies and infrastructure authorities to deal with the climate crisis and extreme weather events including fires, droughts, floods, heat and cold waves, and sea level rise. As part of this law, a national climate risk management system will be established that will centralize information and data, map risks and vulnerability, operate early warning systems, and support decision-making and early preparedness at the national and local levels. In addition, this law will enshrine targets by sector and implement plans in the fields of energy, transportation, and industry and construction. These will include expanding the use of renewable energy, reducing private vehicle travel, and promoting energy efficiency.

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Protecting the Dead Sea: B’Yachad, we will ensure that the new concession plan for the Dead Sea protects both the public and environmental interest: the concession area will be significantly reduced, the concession holder will be required to address and repair past environmental damage, and a fee will be charged for pumping water to reduce this as much as possible. At the same time, we will promote long-term solutions to deal with the decline in water levels at the Dead Sea. 

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Waste sector reform and the elimination of trash burning along the Seam Line: B’Yachad will enact an advanced waste disposal law that will set binding targets in accordance with the accepted treatment hierarchy in OECD countries: reduction at the source, reuse, recycling, recovery and only as a last resort – landfilling. This reform will create a funded waste sector from end to end, ensure regulatory and economic certainty and enable the establishment and operation of advanced sorting, recycling and treatment facilities. As part of this reform, an authority for the waste sector will be established that will regulate pricing and financing mechanisms and monitor fees. This in accordance with national policies and objectives and in cooperation with local governments.

At the same time, B’Yachad will work to eliminate trash fires in Judea and Samaria that harm the health of hundreds of thousands of residents along the Seam Line. The waste management agency will lead a funded and coordinated national program, while the Civil Administration will be the implementation and enforcement arm on the ground. This program will accelerate the construction of treatment facilities, work with the Palestinian Authority to ensure regulated waste collection and treatment, and strengthen enforcement against pirate sites and illegal waste transfers from Israel. In addition, monitoring and supervision will be expanded, and technological solutions will be promoted to prevent fires at the source and not just extinguish them after they have broken out.

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Evacuation of polluting factories from Haifa Bay: B’Yachad, we will accelerate the moving of the petrochemical industry away from Haifa Bay, alongside promoting plans to develop the metropolis as a clean, green and prosperous area with housing for young couples and thousands of jobs in advanced technology. 

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The cessation of using coal for electricity generation: We will bring about an end to the ongoing operation of the old and polluting units 1-4 at the Orot Rabin power plant in Hadera, where advanced measures to reduce emissions have not been installed. Their ongoing operation was supposed to cease as early as June 2022, in accordance with the government’s decision from 2018, but the implementation of this decision has been repeatedly postponed. B’Yachad, we will work to gradually implement that decision and limit the exceptional circumstances operating permits to be for defined emergency situations only, all while maintaining the reliability of the electricity supply. At the same time, we will accelerate the transition to renewable energy, energy storage, and cleaner production sources. A recent government study estimated that in 2023, 5,510 premature deaths were caused in Israel as a result of exposure to fine respiratory particles from all sources. The cessation of the ongoing use of the old coal-fired units is a necessary step to protect public health and promote a cleaner, more efficient and safer electricity market.

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Protecting the Gulf of Eilat and Israel’s coasts: We will restore the “zero added risk” policy for the Gulf of Eilat which was established during the Bennett government. This protects the Gulf’s unique ecological value, the residents of Eilat and the tourism industry and the sea – these being the main sources of livelihood for the city’s residents and the drivers of the city’s prosperity. We will work to protect Israel’s coasts as a natural and public resource that belongs to us all.

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Nature as infrastructure for national resilience: B’Yachad, we will preserve open space and ecological continuity as well as statutorily anchor our national ecological corridors. We will increase the supply of housing primarily through urban renewal while reducing construction in open spaces and we will promote the establishment of new nature reserves and national parks. Alongside this, we will implement a funded national plan for the restoration of streams, advance legislation to prevent oil pollution at sea, and approve a national plan to preserve biodiversity – all this to protect Israeli nature and preserve it for future generations.

We will improve public transportation in Israel by enacting the Metropolitan Transportation Authorities Law. This will make public transportation efficient and accessible. It will also operate on weekends in local authorities that choose to do so.

B'Yachad, we'll fix our healthcare system

B’Yachad’s plan to fix our healthcare system is designed to shorten wait times for treatment and bring quality medicine closer to home. One in three Israelis today forgoes medical treatment because of wait times – almost three times as many as a decade ago – and a resident of the north travels an average of almost 20 kilometers to the nearest hospital, compared to 3 to 4 kilometers in Tel Aviv. Our plan will establish dozens of community health centers nationwide within five years that will transfer minor surgeries, imaging tests, and specialist clinics from hospitals to the community, bring home from amongst the 3,700 Israeli doctors currently working abroad, and double investment in preventive medicine.

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What's the problem?

One in three Israelis forgoes medical care because of waiting times – a nearly threefold increase in the past decade. This reality is not fate, but the result of a system at risk of failure and that has become accustomed to concentrating almost everything in hospitals: wards are overcrowded and the queue for an examination, consultation or minor surgery is getting longer.

Israel still leads the world in health indicators, but the infrastructure underneath is eroding: the number of hospital beds per capita is among the lowest in the developed world, wards operate at one of the highest occupancy rates in the OECD, and Israel trains fewer new doctors than any other developed country, while a quarter of doctors are already over retirement age.

This gap is particularly acute in the periphery, where there are fewer beds and fewer doctors per resident. A resident of the north travels an average of almost 20 kilometers to the nearest hospital, compared to 3 to 4 kilometers in Tel Aviv.
Good medical outcomes will not hold up on a thin infrastructure: without change, both the accessibility and quality of medicine will be impacted. Just as the number of people aged 65 and over is set to double by 2040.

What's the solution?

Israel has been blessed with brilliant minds and some of the most advanced medicine in the world. Our vision is to ensure that this excellence will not be accessible to only a few or those who live in the center of the country, but will be accessible, available and close to home for every citizen regardless of where they live. It is time to stop pouring money into the same structure and move to a long-term strategic plan that changes the rules of the game: where medicine is provided, who provides it and when it is provided so that accessibility and quality of care will increase.

Our plan translates that vision into practical steps on the ground in four ways: We will move a significant amount of minor treatments and surgeries, imaging tests and specialist clinics from hospitals to community health centers nationwide.

At the same time, we will bring our leading hospitals themselves to the north and south, so that the quality of care will be determined by medical need and not by distance from one’s home. We will return to planning for an adequate medical workforce years in advance instead of reacting after personnel shortages have already arisen, and we will bring Israeli doctors working abroad back home. We will invest in preventative medicine, because the cheapest and safest way to shorten the queue for care is for fewer people to need care. And we will harness Israel’s technological advantage – which today is almost entirely exported – so that it serves the Israeli patient first.

B'Yachad, we'll fix Israel's healthcare system

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Community Healthcare Centers – Quality Care Closer to Home

To reduce the crippling burden on hospitals, improve the quality of care, and shorten waiting times for appointments, we will establish dozens of community medical centers nationwide within five years. These centers will provide services such as surgery under local anesthesia, advanced imaging, consulting clinics, and emergency medicine right near home, and their establishment will be prioritized in areas that currently suffer from the greatest gaps in the accessibility of medical care- especially the periphery.

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Long-term planning for the medical workforce

We will establish a national body for strategic planning for the healthcare workforce across the entire system. This body which will regulate training and specialization, set standards according to the needs of the population, and direct staff to areas and regions where the shortage is acute.

We will improve doctor-to-patient ratios to the OECD average and close the gap in nursing where Israel is even further from the average. This way, our system will be prepared in advance for a growing and aging population instead of reacting after a staffing shortage has already occurred.

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Bringing doctors home and preventing others from leaving 

More than 3,700 Israeli doctors are currently working abroad with no government plan to bring them back. We will establish a “return desk” that does not wait to be contacted but rather goes out and brings them home. One that encourages doctors to return on a large scale and supports those who do throughout their journey. We will offer appropriate salary conditions, shorten licensing and regulatory procedures, and research and management tracks in Israel. Stopping this bleeding is an immediate action that will add physicians in the coming years while the medical education system is prepared for the long term.

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Preventative Medicine: Not treating sickness, but preventing it

The best way to shorten wait times is simply to have fewer sick Israelis in the first place. We will double the investment in preventive medicine and reward HMOs not only for treating patients, but also for preventing sickness, early detection of disease and maintaining health over time.

We will take preventive medicine beyond the confines of the healthcare clinic and incorporate health considerations into the planning and budgeting of all government ministries: from education and transportation to housing, urban planning and welfare. We will start with prevention at an early age and in the education system, with nutrition and physical activity, dental health, vision and hearing, and the detection and treatment of health and developmental problems accessible even in daycare centers. We will encourage walking and physical activity in the planning of public spaces, lighted and shaded paths, and fitness facilities. Doctors will also be able to write a “social prescription” for walking groups, sports, social groups, and more as part of treatment plans. We will revolutionize preventive medicine because the best healthcare system is the one that prevents people from needing it, and every shekel invested in preventive medicine returns 14x. 

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We’ll bring our best hospitals to communities on the periphery

We will initiate and encourage the establishment of hospitals and hospital branches in the north and south which will be operated and managed by the leading medical centers in Israel. In this way, we will bring to the north and south the knowledge, expertise, management, and medical standards of the leading hospitals in Israel.

 

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AI: the advantage that Israel has not yet leveraged 

Israel has 25 years of digitized medical records – one of the best databases in the world. We will establish a national information platform, privacy-protected, according to the Singaporean model. There will be a unified and synchronized medical record for each patient that will allow for easy and efficient maintenance of the treatment process. We will incentivize health funds, hospitals and medical professionals to innovate, and we will establish a dedicated authority that will quickly audit the quality and safety of hi-tech medical tools before they reach the patient. In this way, Israel will stop exporting its technological advantage before Israeli patients benefit first. 

Together, we'll rebuild the north

Approximately 357,000 residents of Israel’s confrontation-line communities live in a region that suffered for years from disparities in infrastructure, services, and opportunities – and has been devastated by the war.

Our Frontline Communities Law will transform reconstruction from a temporary government program into a national commitment enshrined in law, with multi-year budgets, benefits, incentives, implementation mechanisms, and measurable targets.

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What's the problem?

For years, our frontline communities have suffered from disparities compared with central Israel across every area of life: transportation, healthcare, education, employment, civil defense, and infrastructure. The latest war exposed the full extent of the crisis.

Tens of thousands of residents were evacuated from their homes, thousands of buildings were damaged, and businesses, agriculture, and tourism were dealt a severe blow.

The root of the problem is not budgetary, but structural.

For years, efforts to address the challenges facing the north have relied on government resolutions, temporary programs, and budgets dependent on the priorities of the government in office. This short-term approach has prevented residents, local authorities, and businesses from planning for the long term – the kind of planning needed to provide fundamental solutions to the deep-rooted problems facing this region. 

What's the solution?

We will give the confrontation-line region a long-term policy horizon, enshrining it in law as an area of national priority through 2035. This will include a multi-year national plan, a binding budget, tax benefits and incentives for residents and businesses, and a dedicated development authority with executive powers.

The law will differentiate between communities according to the level of threat they face: the closer a community is to the border, the greater the threat it faces and the more severely it has been impacted, the more substantial the assistance and incentives available to it will be.

The law will require government ministries to advance and implement a range of measures across different policy areas, with implementation measured and compliance enforced by law.

With this legislation, we will rebuild the north and lay the groundwork for future prosperity and increasing the amount of residents, jobs, and investments in the north.

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How will we know we've succeeded?

Population growth in the region
Frontline communities return to consistent population growth.

Economic growth in the north

New businesses, expansion of existing companies, and growth in high-paying employment.

Better Quality of Life
 Measurable improvements in education, healthcare, transportation, civil defense infrastructure, public infrastructure, and services for residents.

Core principles of the legislation

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A Law – Not Another Government Resolution

The north needs certainty for the next decade, not another program lasting only a few years. We will therefore enact the Frontline Communities Law, which will designate the region as an area of national priority through 2035. The national plan, implementation mechanisms, funding, benefits, and oversight will be measurable and enforceable, and will not depend on a temporary decision by one government or another.

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Yokneam Is Not Kiryat Shmona

The law establishes a principle of differentiation: the scope of assistance and benefits will be determined according to proximity to the border, the level of threat, extent of damage, duration of evacuation, the rate at which residents return, economic and demographic impact, and gaps in protective infrastructure and other infrastructure.

Communities directly adjacent to the fence will receive greater priority, while regional centers that provide services to the entire area will also be strengthened.

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Significant Tax Benefits for Residents

If we want people to choose to live along the border, the state needs to give them a meaningful advantage. We will enact a significant expansion of income-tax benefits for residents of these communities, on a differentiated basis, alongside residential municipal tax discounts.

These measures will include reduced corporate tax, deductions for employing high-wage workers, and municipal tax discounts of 45% for residential properties and 39% for businesses, scaled according to proximity to the border.

In this way, we will encourage residents to stay, bring back families who have left, and attract new families to these areas.

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Attractive to Investors, Too

The law will create an exceptional package of incentives for businesses and companies operating in the north: reduced corporate tax, enhanced benefits for industrial enterprises, incentives for employing high-wage workers, investment grants, incentives for the tourism sector, and municipal tax discounts for businesses.

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Taking Care of What Matters in Everyday Life 

We do not want to restore the north to where it was on October 6th: we want to make sure it comes back significantly better. The plan will address protective infrastructure and security, while the law will also establish clear targets for housing, transportation and infrastructure, employment and the economy, agriculture and tourism, education and higher education, healthcare, community resilience, culture, and sports.

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Excellent Management alongside a Long-Term Budget

The TNUFA Administration for the North will be anchored in law as the body responsible for leading implementation of this plan. It will coordinate the work of government ministries and local authorities, monitor budgets, approve action plans where stipulated, work to remove obstacles, and be empowered to establish local implementation mechanisms for complex projects.

The law will establish a multi-year budgetary framework, annual allocations, and funding sources, and will require the necessary funding to be included in the annual state budget. As a general rule, these dedicated funds will be in addition to, rather than a replacement for, regular government funding for the north. Mandatory annual parliamentary reporting will enable public scrutiny of the plan’s progress.

A national plan for aging with dignity

Israel is aging rapidly, but the country is not yet ready. Seniors’ pensions are eroding, the nursing care system is in crisis, and too many senior citizens are being forced to deal with poverty, loneliness, lack of protection, and systems that are not adapted to their needs.

But this reality is not fate. We are here to bring senior citizens and their needs back to the government table, build long-term policies, and ensure that every Israeli can grow old with economic security, health, and dignity.

This is the repair we will make – B’Yachad.

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What's the problem?

Israel is aging rapidly, but the country is far from ready for it. Already today, about a quarter million senior citizens live here – about 13% of the population – and in 40 years their number is expected to approach three million. The sharpest increase is expected among those aged 85 and over who will constitute about a quarter of all senior citizens.

At the same time, for many seniors, aging in Israel comes with economic erosion, pensions that are insufficient for living a life with dignity, a complex and fragile nursing care system, loneliness and food insecurity. Even in times of emergency, there is still no sufficient national system providing for evacuation, protection and support for the elderly and people with disabilities.

And the price of lack of preparation will only increase: If Israel does not build a long-term policy for the aging population now, national spending in this area, as a percentage of GDP, could double.

What's the solution?

First of all, we will bring issues impacting senior citizens back to the government table by re-establishing the Senior Citizens Cabinet from the days of the Government of Change and setting national goals for what aging should look like in Israeli society.

We will restore economic security for the elderly: we will link seniors’ pensions to the average wage in the economy to stop pensions from being eroded, and we will raise pensions differentially so that those with lower incomes will receive more – with pensions for the poorest senior citizens being doubled. We will also significantly increase the annual grant for the poorest Holocaust survivors.

We will also bring about order in the field of nursing: we will increase the nursing care benefit for the elderly facing the most difficult situations, we will support family members who provide care for loved ones, we will improve training and conditions of hourly caregivers and fight the phenomenon of false reporting of working hours, and we will solve the shortage of manpower in around-the-clock nursing care.

We will help people age more healthily: we will invest in preventive medicine and delaying functional decline, and we will fund national programs to deal with dementia and combat loneliness.

We will provide solutions for independence for seniors: we will encourage employment, volunteering, leisure and entrepreneurship for senior citizens. We will also formulate a national planning and accessibility policy to prevent their exclusion from the public sphere and enable them to continue living in their communities.

We will prepare for emergencies: we will formulate plans for the widespread evacuation of the elderly and people with disabilities, we will ensure practical and emotional assistance to those who remain in their homes, and we will implement a multi-year plan to ensure all nursing homes and geriatric and nursing institutions in Israel have adequate protection for wartime.

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The rate of erosion in seniors pensions since Netanyahu abolished its linkage to the average wage in the economy in 2003 (מקור)

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1 in 8 seniors in Israel live in poverty (מקור)

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Almost a quarter of senior citizens live alone, and for women that figure reaches almost a third. (מקור)

How will we know we've succeeded?

Reduced poverty rates among seniors
In the Government of Change, we reduced the poverty rate among senior citizens from 15% to 12.7%. The next target should be 10%.

Support for the elderly in nursing care

Hourly caregivers will work the hours they are committed to based on the elderly person's condition, and any nursing home resident who needs a personal caregiver will be entitled to top quality, continuous, and economically-accessible service.

Israel will be among the world leaders in years of healthy living for seniors
Today, senior citizens in Israel live an average of about 11.5 years in good health after age 65. Our goal is to reach the level of developed countries like Norway and Sweden, with 15 years of healthy life.

We'll reach goals for senior employment - and set new ones
By 2030, we will reach the employment goals adopted by the Government of Change - 43.5% of men and 28.5% of women aged 67-74. At the same time, new goals will be set for 2040.

We'll be prepared for emergencies
All public institutions in Israel where senior citizens in Israel reside will have the required accessible protection for wartime, and we will be prepared with a contingency plan for the evacuation of all seniors and people with disabilities who live in their own homes and do not have access to the necessary protection.

B'Yachad, we'll ensure our seniors can age with dignity.

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We will provide an economic safety net for senior citizens: We will link the seniors’ pensions to changes in the average wage in the economy instead of changes in the consumer price index in order to stop their erosion. At the same time, we will increase the pensions differentially for approximately 350,000 senior citizens, so that every senior citizen whose income is less than 10,000 shekels will receive an increase, and those with the lowest incomes will receive the largest increase – with their pensions being doubled. In addition, we will expand eligibility for discounts on property taxes and electricity for senior citizens.

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We will get nursing care in order: We will increase the National Insurance nursing care benefit for the most difficult situations and eliminate the distinction in the benefit between those who employ an Israeli worker and those who employ a foreign worker. We will officially recognize family caregivers and build a national program for them of training and responding to their economic, emotional, and practical needs. We will improve the training and conditions of hourly nursing care providers and fight against reporting of hours of care that were not actually provided. At the same time, we will settle the 24/7 nursing care workforce crisis by increasing the supply of foreign workers as well as increasing supervision of placement offices and nursing care companies. We will also establish an inter-ministerial task force to handle cases of abuse by caregivers.

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Healthier aging: We will formulate a strategic plan for preventive medicine and encouraging a healthy lifestyle as well as change the incentives in the field of nursing so that more is invested in delaying functional decline and reducing the need for nursing care. We will fund the national plan to deal with Alzheimer’s and dementia, invest in community centers for the elderly, and implement a national plan to combat loneliness that will bring together community, mental health, and welfare-based solutions.

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Leaving no senior citizens behind in times of emergency: We will formulate a national contingency plan for the broad evacuation of seniors and people with disabilities in times of emergency. We will create an infrastructure of community shelters for those who do not wish to evacuate but need practical and emotional assistance at home. At the same time, we will build a multi-year plan to provide adequate civil defense protection for nursing homes and geriatric and nursing care institutions.

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We will ensure financial security for Holocaust survivors: We will increase the annual grant for the poorest Holocaust survivors, the vast majority of whom are from the former Soviet Union, and establish an automatic adjustment mechanism for the monthly allowance of Holocaust survivors to prevent its erosion and ensure stability and financial security over time.

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Allowing people to continue working, volunteering, and being an active part of society: We will promote projects in the areas of leisure and volunteering and encourage local authorities to establish community centers at affordable prices. We will set targets for employment of senior citizens, provide incentives to employers, and expand designated employment tracks in the civil service. We will expand employment centers nationwide and promote placement, professional training, and entrepreneurship alongside expanding digital literacy training. We will also promote a year of service for senior citizens. At the same time, we will formulate a national policy that will ensure accessible and continuous sidewalks, shade and seating, accessible public transportation, and essential services within walking distance – all to enable senior citizens to continue to live independently and be an active part of the community.

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Bringing aging back to the government table: We will re-establish the Cabinet on Aging that operated during the Government of Change to coordinate systemic and organized care for senior citizens and prepare for the accelerated aging of our population. We will continue to implement the government decision from the Government of Change to ensure we have the proper data necessary to measure progress on promoting healthy aging. We will also set goals for the decade ahead for all those measured indicators, including in health, meaning and mental well-being, and economic resilience.

Together, We Will Empower People with Disabilities

B’Yachad led by Naftali Bennett will enable approximately 1.25 million Israelis with disabilities to live full lives, work, and move around independently.

Together, we will finish what we started duing the Government of Change: preserve 60% of an individual’s disability allowance even after they enter the workforce, create a “one stop shop” for centralized assessment, eligibility, and information services, and accelerate the transition from closed institutions to community-based housing.

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What's the problem?

Approximately 1.25 million people with disabilities live in Israel – about one in every eight Israelis. Only 53% of people with severe disabilities participate in the workforce, compared with 81% of people without disabilities. Inaccessible transportation, fragmented bureaucracy, and benefits that are reduced when one enters the workforce keep many people from achieving independence. In 2025, spending on disability benefits reached approximately NIS 36.7 billion and continues to grow sharply.

What's the solution?

The Government of Change led by Bennett passed the Welfare Services for People with Disabilities Law in 2022, establishing the right to independent living in the community and providing a budget of over NIS 2 billion.

Together, we will complete the transition from care to independence. We will preserve 60% of an individual’s disability benefit even after they enter the workforce so that no one is penalized for choosing to work. We will automatically make eligibility approvals transferrable between all agencies and assign each family a personal case manager.

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Together, we'll empower people with disabilities

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Encourage Employment: We will change the benefits mechanism so that entering the workforce will be a gradual and secure process. 60% of one’s disability will be preserved even after they enter the workforce, so that people who want to and are able to work will not be penalized for seeking to become independent.

The State will provide professional and technological guidance for adapting the workplace environment for people with disabilities through the Ministry of Welfare or local authorities. At the same time, the vocational training system in the Rehabilitation Division and the Ministry of Labor will be upgraded, with an emphasis on high-productivity occupations. There will also be enforcement of appropriate representation targets in the civil service.

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Implement Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation: We will make Israel a global leader in accessibility, rehabilitation and assistive AI technology by establishing dedicated innovation tracks, pilot programs and lean, flexible regulation.

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Promote Accessible Transportation and Tourism: We will set a target of 25% accessible taxis in Israel. We will make Israel’s 100 leading heritage tourism sites accessible and establish a standard for accessible hotel rooms in every new hotel.


Lead a Revolution in Accessible Air Travel: We will work to ensure that passengers with disabilities can fly safely, independently, and with dignity, together with their mobility aids. We will establish standards for accessible seats and lavatories on new aircraft operated by Israeli airlines, and promote an innovative model that will enable Israel to become an international pioneer in this field.

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Promote Accessible, Community-Based Housing and Encourage Accessible Businesses: We will provide tax benefits to businesses and housing developments that invest in accessibility for individuals with physical, cognitive, and psychosocial disabilities. We will provide incentives to real estate developers who make at least 5% of their apartments are accessible. In addition, we will accelerate the transition away from large, segregated institutions toward community-based housing. The State will shift from funding segregated facilities to funding individualized support that enables a person to rent a regular apartment and participate socially and economically in the community.

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Create Accessible Pathways to Military Service Based of Abilities: We will change the way young people with disabilities serve in the IDF. We will replace the cumbersome volunteer track with a clear pathway based on abilities and skills, and expand service opportunities in intelligence, technology, cybersecurity, in-demand professions, and operational support.

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Work to Reduce Stigma: We will implement programs to reduce stigma through education, culture, media and research, led by people with disabilities.

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Implement Zero Bureaucracy and a “One-Stop Shop”: We will eliminate the burden on citizens of having to prove their eligibility separately to each agency by creating an automated system for transferring eligibility approvals between government ministries, local authorities, and infrastructure companies.

At the same time, we will move to a unified service model – a “one-stop shop” – that brings assessment, eligibility determination and information services together under one roof. We will eliminate the fragmentation that currently forces families to deal separately with the Ministries of Education, Health, Welfare, and others. Each family will be assigned a case manager who will serve as a single point of contact for accessing benefits and receiving guidance. This will help address the needs of parents who currently feel overwhelmed by the complexity of the bureaucracy and volume of information.

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Establish an Accessibility and Empowerment Authority in the Prime Minister’s Office: The Authority will include the Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities in an enhanced form, in order to consolidate responsibility and authority under a single administration. The Authority will coordinate and oversee the activities of the Ministries of Transportation, Education, Economy, Construction and Housing, Health, and Welfare, and will also work with the IDF. The Authority will set national standards, receive a dedicated budget and executive powers, measure the government’s performance, and publish its targets and results to the public.

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B'Yachad's plan for supporting our wounded warriors

Our plan will put an end to our wounded warriors having to fight bureaucracy and will provide them with a full rehabilitation package – rights, housing, support for returning to employment and more. A National Rehabilitation Directorate under the Prime Minister’s Office will bring together all government ministries and relevant bodies on one track that works fast, is accessible and whose progress is measurable. At the same time, local authorities will also become an active part of the rehabilitation system when it comes to identifying, accompanying and supporting wounded IDF and security forces’ veterans – including those with wounds both seen and unseen – in their respective communities. 

What's the problem?

The October 7th attacks have created an unprecedented national rehabilitation challenge: by 2028, Israel is expected to have about 100,000 wounded veterans (including both those with physical wounds and post-traumatic stress) as well as hundreds of thousands of supporting family members. Today, many of them are being forced to manage their rehabilitation alone: waiting months and years for treatment, enduring medical committees, having difficulty returning to work and paying a heavy economic and social price. This is unfair, wrong, and not Zionist. The State of Israel must fight for and care for everyone who was injured while defending it – whether those wounds are seen or unseen. 

What's the solution?

The State of Israel will replace a cumbersome bureaucracy with a transparent, efficient and worthy rehabilitation track. A wounded veteran – whether those wounds are seen or unseen – won’t need to fight bureaucracy and enlist lawyers to receive their rights. The state will accompany each wounded veteran and their family from the very first moment and give them one clear address for support. We’ll break down bureaucratic barriers, provide free legal assistance and get our wounded soldiers back to work and independence. You fought for us – now it’s our turn to fight for you. 

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B'Yachad's plan for rehabilitation for wounded IDF and security forces veterans

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One clear address for support. We will establish a National Rehabilitation Directorate under the Prime Minister’s Office that will mobilize the Ministries of Finance, Health, Housing, Welfare and Justice. There will be one address for support instead of our wounded warriors having to work with multiple different entities. The Rehabilitation Directorate will not replace the Rehabilitation Division [in the Ministry of Defense] – it will strengthen it and better connect it with other government entities. 

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Implementation of the “Nefesh Echad” reform within six months. The “Nefesh Echad” reform was a step in the right direction, but it has not yet been fully implemented on the ground. A government led by Bennett will set a clear goal: full implementation of the reform according to the recommendations of the Mor-Yosef Committee within six months of taking office. This will mean funding, staff positions, digital services, support for those with post-traumatic stress, assistance to families, shortening processes for recognition of injuries, the explanation of rights and strengthening services for our wounded warriors. We will turn the promise of this reform into a reality on the ground. 

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We will put an end to bureaucracy. We will lead the effort to end the logjam at medical committees and dramatically shorten waiting times. We will integrate digital decision-making support tools in simple and appropriate cases to shorten processes, prevent unnecessary delays, and have uniformity when handling similar cases.

At the same time, we will fully digitize the processes of the Rehabilitation Division and the Ministry of Defense: submitting documents, tracking the status of an application, summons to committees, updates regarding rights, communication with the wounded veteran and their family, and coordination between the bodies handling care – everything will be in one place that’s simple, accessible, and transparent. Our wounded warriors will not have to chase after forms, telephone numbers, and various entities. They will be able to see at any moment where their application stands, what is missing, who is caring for them, and what the next step is. Of course, a fully human committee will remain in place in complex cases, appeals, or whenever a wounded veteran requests it.

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We will provide a lawyer for every wounded veteran. We will provide them with full legal assistance at the state’s expense for work with the Rehabilitation Division and committees from the very first hearing. Our wounded will receive assistance in collecting documents, preparing for committees, and in exercising their rights without having to spend huge sums out of their own pockets.

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We will cut wait times for mental health care. We will expand the number of students in psychology, psychiatry, and social work and  create incentives for them to work into the public system. We will develop tools for self-care to dramatically increase the availability of professionals in the mental health system.

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We will include local authorities in the rehabilitation effort. Rehabilitation does not only take place in committee meetings and government offices. It happens at home, within the family, in one’s city, in the community, in the workplace, and in the local education and welfare systems. Therefore, local authorities will be given tools, funding, and authority to take action in their communities. They will assist in identifying and accompanying wounded IDF and security forces’ veterans and their families with an emphasis on those who are suffering from post-traumatic stress  – especially those who may have difficulty advocating for themselves or are falling through the cracks. 

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Housing is part of rehabilitation. In order to provide a solution for wounded IDF and security forces’ veterans who need accessible housing close to treatment centers and their families, these individuals will be integrated into existing government housing programs. No new, cumbersome system will be established: instead, these veterans will receive clear and transparent prioritization within existing programs. This track will include set quotas for availability of such housing, accessible apartments from the construction planning stages, and assistance with adjustments according to the severity of the injury. Additional support will be provided for young wounded warriors, and there will also be an adapted mechanism for those suffering from post-traumatic stress and those in still in the injury recognition stage – all in order to give them their rightful place in the existing system.

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We will enable people to return to work and their lives without losing rights. Employment is part of rehabilitation and has national, social and economic importance. Today, there exists an absurd situation: a wounded individual who wants to return to work may lose their rights and benefits. We will build a gradual path for return to work without a violation of these individuals’ rights, together with offering professional training tailored to their medical conditions, support for employers, and adjustments in the workplace. And in the area of ​​housing, our wounded will be given a path with priority access to housing within the state’s existing housing mechanisms. 

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We will embrace the entire family. Disability and rehabilitation are a matter for the entire family, and we will address this. We will establish a “family rehabilitation basket” that will include emotional support, strengthening marital and family resilience, parental guidance, counseling for children and teenagers, and support during periods of hospitalization and prolonged rehabilitation.

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We will set public and measurable goals. We will also transparently publish waiting times for committees, the status of wounded veterans’ taking advantage of their rights, staffing levels, and more. Because what is not measured is not managed.

Questions and Answers

The goal is to return wounded IDF and security forces veterans to their normal lives as quickly as possible – physically, emotionally, within their families, at work, and with dignity.

The plan is not intended to replace the Ministry of Defense Rehabilitation Division, but rather to strengthen it as it faces an unprecedented amount of work: shortening wait times, improving access to and the  exercise of rights, expanding support for families, strengthening mental health care, enabling a safe return to work, and establishing clear metrics and transparency.

The main challenge is that wounded veterans and their families are forced to navigate a long and complicated process involving medical committees, paperwork, rights, lawyers, treatment, employment, and housing.Instead of wounded veterans having to manage their own rehabilitation alone, the state must provide them with a clear, efficient, and supportive path through the rehabilitation process.

No. On the contrary.

The Rehabilitation Division is the central and essential body responsible for caring for wounded IDF and security forces veterans. However, today it is operating under an unprecedented burden. This plan is therefore intended to strengthen it by providing additional tools, manpower, technology, governmental partners, legal assistance, support for families, coordination with HMOs, and more.

Because medical committees are a major bottleneck. Once a disability has been formally recognized, the medical committee determines the degree of disability, which in turn determines the benefits and rights to which the wounded veteran is entitled.

When medical committees are delayed, the wounded veteran is left in limbo: they receive some support, but not the full range of permanent rights and benefits to which they are entitled. That is why we need a national effort to dramatically shorten waiting times.

Waiting times for medical committees can be shortened through a combination of several measures:

– Increasing the number of medical committees and the number of doctors serving on them.

– Setting public service targets for waiting times.

– Using digital tools and AI in simple and appropriate cases.

– Preserving a fully human committee in complex cases, appeals, or upon the request of a wounded veteran.

– Allowing doctors to focus on cases that genuinely require complex medical decision-making.

Digital decision-making support tools, such as purpose-built AI, can assist in simple and straightforward cases where sufficient medical information is available, allowing decisions to be made more quickly and consistently.

The goal is not to replace doctors, but to reduce the burden on the system, shorten waiting times, ensure greater consistency in the handling of similar cases, and spare wounded veterans from having to appear unnecessarily before a committee – an experience that can be difficult or traumatic.

No. In every complex or unclear case, in appeals, or when a wounded veteran requests it, the option of a fully human medical committee will be preserved. Digital decision-making support tools, such as purpose-built AI, are intended to assist in simple cases – not to replace human judgment in sensitive ones.

Legal assistance is necessary because exercising one’s rights before the Rehabilitation Division and medical committees requires knowledge, preparation, documentation, professional opinions, and an understanding of the legal process.

Wounded IDF veterans should not have to pay out of pocket for a lawyer in order to receive the rights to which they are entitled from the state. The plan will ensure that legal assistance is provided from the very first hearing, rather than just at the appeals stage.

An injury does not affect only the wounded veteran. It also affects their spouse or partner, children, parents, and in some cases their siblings.

Family members bear part of the burden of care as well as economic and emotional impacts, and may struggle to continue working or functioning as usual. That is why we need to move from an approach focused solely on rehabilitating the wounded veteran to one that supports the rehabilitation of the entire family unit.

The family rehabilitation basket will include:

– Ongoing support from a social worker for the wounded veteran’s spouse or partner.

– Couples and family therapy.

– Parental guidance.

– Support for children and teenagers.

– Support groups through educational institutions and local authorities.

– Employment support for the spouse or partner when the injury also affects their ability to work.

– Support during periods of hospitalization or prolonged rehabilitation.

A significant proportion of wounded veterans are coping with mental health conditions, post-traumatic stress, or a combination of physical and psychological injuries. Even when they are entitled to treatment, there are not always enough mental health professionals available in the public system.

The solution is to aggressively strengthen the public mental health system through the following measures:

– Designating mental health professions as occupations facing a shortage. 

– Increasing the number of psychiatry residency positions.

– Expanding training programs for psychologists, social workers, and therapists.

– Fast-tracking the integration of Israeli professionals and new immigrants trained abroad.

– Expanding remote mental health care.

– Coordinating reimbursement rates among public bodies so that they do not compete for the same professionals.

– Creating continuity of care between the Ministry of Defense, HMOs, the IDF, and local authorities.

Work is not just a source of income. It provides routine, identity, a sense of capability, independence, and contributes to mental well-being. For a young wounded veteran, returning to work can be a central part of returning to everyday life. But if going back to work results in a reduction in rights or benefits, it creates a disincentive that prevents people from trying to re-enter the workforce and reintegrate.

Through a gradual model that includes:

– An employment adjustment period during which eligibility for benefits is maintained.

– A gradual, rather than abrupt, reduction in benefits.

– Allowing a portion of employment income to be disregarded when calculating benefits during the return-to-work period.

– The option to return to full benefits if the attempt to return to work is unsuccessful.

– Tailored professional training.

– Support for employers and workplace accommodations.

The goal is not to force wounded veterans to work, but to enable those who want to and are able to return to work to do so without fear of falling off a rights and benefits cliff. 

Housing is part of rehabilitation. Many wounded veterans need handicapped-accessible housing or to live close to their families, treatment and rehabilitation centers, or their workplace.

That is why wounded IDF and security forces veterans should be integrated into existing government housing programs with clear and transparent prioritization.

– A dedicated allocation or priority status in government housing programs such as “Apartment at a Discount” / “Buyer’s Price,” similar to the priority given to reservists. Today, there is an absurd situation in which wounded IDF veterans who are unable to serve in the reserves because of their injuries are therefore ineligible for benefits provided to reservists – even though they were injured while defending the country.

– Apartments designed and built to be accessible or adapted for accessibility from the outset.

– Assistance with accessibility modifications.

– Prioritization based on the severity of the injury, functional needs, family circumstances, and proximity to treatment.

– A clear mechanism for veterans suffering from combat-related PTSD and for wounded veterans who are in the interim period before their injuries have been fully recognized.

The rehabilitation of wounded IDF veterans does not depend on the Rehabilitation Division alone. It also involves the Ministries of Finance, Health, Housing, Welfare, Justice and Economy, as well as the IDF, HMOs, and the private sector.

Without a coordinating body, each government ministry handles a different part of the process – and wounded veterans fall through the cracks. That is why we need a National Rehabilitation Directorate that will coordinate between the relevant bodies, remove barriers, and ensure implementation.

No. The National Rehabilitation Directorate will strengthen the Rehabilitation Division. It will neither replace nor bypass it. Its role will be to coordinate between government ministries, remove barriers, promote funding, establish decision-making mechanisms, and ensure that government decisions are actually implemented.

The war has created multidisciplinary issues that extend beyond the responsibility of the Rehabilitation Division alone, including legislation, the division of responsibilities between government ministries, legal assistance, and coordination with the National Insurance Institute, HMOs, the Ministry of Health, the Ministry of Finance, and other bodies.

The forum will identify barriers, develop practical solutions, and report regularly to the government. The goal is not to create “rule by lawyers,” but rather to provide a management tool that enables the government to implement its policies more quickly.

Because too many government decisions exist solely on paper. To make sure that does not happen here, we need public and transparent metrics and reporting.

The plan will be measured according to waiting times for medical committees, the extent to which wounded veterans are exercising their rights, satisfaction levels, staffing levels, return to work rates, rates of utilization of family support services, and rates of access to accessible housing. The plan we have developed includes a “Measurement and Transparency” component that emphasizes public reporting on treatment waiting times, staffing, satisfaction, and the exercise of rights.

Local authorities will serve as the community-based arm of the rehabilitation system: identifying physically and mentally wounded veterans within their communities, connecting them with treatment, supporting families, providing support groups, assisting them in exercising their rights, and connecting them with local employment opportunities.

The government will commit to the full and accelerated implementation of the “Nefesh Echad” reform within six months of taking office. This will include funding, staff positions, digital services, support for those dealing with post-traumatic stress, assistance to families, and ensuring information about rights is clear and their utilization is accessible. 

– Shorter waiting times for medical committees.

– A reduced bureaucratic burden on wounded veterans.

– An increase in wounded veterans exercising their rights.

– Legal assistance provided from the very first hearing.

– Expanded support for families.

– Increased availability of mental health care.

– An increase in the rate of wounded veterans returning to work.

– Long-term employment stability.

– Increased availability of accessible/adapted housing.

– Greater reported satisfaction with the support they are receiving among wounded veterans and their families.

The difference is that this plan is not simply about adding another staff position, another committee, or another source of funding. It establishes one clear overarching measure of success: how quickly a wounded IDF or security forces veteran can return to their normal life.

Every aspect of this plan – legal, medical, mental health, family, employment, and housing – will be measured against that one goal.