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25th Knesset · outgoing

Reserve Service Law (Amendment – Psychological and Couples Therapy for Family Members of Reservists) (Temporary Provision – Swords of Iron) Bill

Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק שירות המילואים (תיקון - טיפול נפשי וזוגי לבני משפחות משרתי המילואים) (הוראת שעה - חרבות ברזל)

TL;DRA proposal to add a right to funding of mental health and couples therapy for family members and partners of reservists in the Iron Swords War, for a period of one year after the end of service.

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What does the bill do?

The proposal adds a section to the Reserve Service Law providing that the partner and children of a reservist are entitled to assistance in funding mental health treatment in an amount of up to 1,200 new shekels per month, and couples therapy in an amount of up to 1,000 new shekels per month. The treatment can be individual or couples according to the patient's needs, and will be given on the basis of a receipt or invoice from a licensed doctor or therapist. The proposal applies to reservists who were called up for service following a decision of the Ministerial Committee on National Security Affairs, until one year after the end of the service.

Rejected at preliminary readingFirst plenum vote: June 24, 2026
Initiated by: a party that left the coalitionRead the full text (bill for preliminary reading) ↗

The votes on this bill

Rejected32 for · 46 against · 0 abstained · 42 did not vote
Source: the Knesset's vote record ↗

Coalition 67 seats

LikudAgainst 23 · Absent 9
ShasAgainst 7 · Absent 4
United Torah JudaismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Religious ZionismAgainst 5 · Absent 2
Otzma YehuditAgainst 3 · Absent 3
New Hope – The United RightAgainst 3 · Absent 1

Left the coalition 9 seats

NoamFor 1

Opposition 44 seats

Yesh AtidFor 17 · Absent 7
Yisrael BeytenuFor 5 · Absent 1
Ra'amAbsent 5
LaborFor 2 · Absent 2

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