The initiative was sparked by IDF veteran Itzik Saidian, who suffered from PTSD following his military service, and set himself on fire before Israel's Remembrance Day last month to protest the inadequate treatment IDF soldiers receive.
Present in the meeting were Amir Eshel, Director-General of the Defense Ministry, Head of the IDF Disabled Veterans Organization Idan Kleinman, Vice President and Acting Head of the Rehabilitation Division, Itamar Graf, The head of the IDF's Manpower Directorate Major- Gen. Yaniv Asur and Ziv shilon.
Head of the Planning Division Eliaz Karni led the presentation, detailing the progress and the conclusions gathered on the following topics: IDF service, the procedure which is used to recognize possible PTSD victims, the medical service and the medical committee which determined levels of handicap, qualifications and interactions between the IDF and the ministry's medical committee.
Gantz thanked the team for working with a deep sense of duty, and their assistance to the efforts already made by the system to the unprecedented reform in the Rehabilitation Division.
The defense minister further noted that in the next two weeks he intends to start to implementing the recommendations presented and bring the legislation as it was arranged within the framework of the reform.