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25th Knesset · outgoing

Defense Service Law (Amendment – Therapeutic Assistance for Military Service Veterans) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שירות ביטחון (תיקון - סיוע טיפולי לבוגרי השירות הצבאי)

TL;DRA bill to grant soldiers who served as combat soldiers a right to free sessions with a psychologist after the end of their service.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal provides that every discharged soldier who served in a combat role will be entitled to free-of-charge sessions with a psychologist after the end of their service. The sessions are intended to support the mental needs of combat soldiers after their discharge. The proposal imposes this duty on the security establishment to provide qualified clinical support for a period of several years after the end of military service.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: July 2, 2025

The votes on this bill

Rejected32 for · 51 against · 0 abstained · 37 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 68 seats

LikudAgainst 25 · Absent 7
ShasAgainst 8 · Absent 3
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 4 · Absent 2
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 2 · Absent 2
NoamAbsent 1

Left the coalition 8 seats

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 23 · Absent 1
Yisrael BeytenuFor 4 · Absent 2
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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Other bills with a similar name · 1Separate bills (usually different amendments to the same law) - not readings of this bill.