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Feb 9, 2026, 3:07 PM

Israel’s growing collective moral injury

Col. (res.) Yoav Yarom, in an undated photo. He had faced charges over his involvement in the circumstances that led to the deaths of a soldier and a civilian researcher in southern Lebanon in November 2024, until December 16, 2025, when the IDF closed the criminal case against him, favoring discipline within the military. (Israel Defense Forces)

The sense of betrayal by the IDF, police, and other once-trusted institutions is corrosive to national resilience. Healing requires a course correction

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Dr. Reuven Gal is a Senior Research Fellow at the Samuel Neaman Institute, former Chief Psychologist of the IDF, and former Deputy National Security Advisor.