Itzik Chen, an IDF invalid and paratrooper who ended his life, was laid to rest today (Monday) in Jerusalem. Chen, 48, from Jerusalem, took his own life, about 30 years after he was injured in a parachute accident during his military service. It was argued that despite his condition and the prolonged struggle he waged for recognition of his post-trauma, he was not recognized as mentally ill.
Sigalit Chen, Yitzhak's sister, wept: "Sorry my only dear and beloved brother. Our perfect treasure. We were just the two of you, I am the big one and you are the little brother. A talented child, you studied every subject eagerly. Painting was your whole world. You wanted to be a doctor and help the minorities "Ability. Unfortunately, you returned from Lebanon. Today you are released. My chicken cut the sky. God will find you a special place next to it. We love you forever. Wait for me to meet sometime."
The Kirya complex, Photo: Moshe Shai
Sigalit Chen emphasized that: "We asked them to recognize him as a post-traumatic person so that he would be with fighters, but treat them like crazy. The knife in my brother's brother's heart has already been stabbed. My brother was discharged from the army yesterday. Do not leave this issue. The next victim is on the way, the State of Israel has lost the charm of a young man.
Sigalit blamed the government: "Insolence. The State of Israel has betrayed us. The state does not care about the IDF wounded.
My brother was wounded in battle, we were not interested in asking about him.
I'm losing my only brother.
He stabbed himself in the heart. "
Shahaf Katsav, Yitzhak Chen's niece: "My uncle was an amazing man, the salt of the earth. He was released to citizenship and there was neglect. We were in courts for 20 years. Post trauma can erupt even after 10 years. My uncle took his life because of neglect. Rehabilitation Division He's the most fucking. He wants them in closets. The whole Ministry of Defense needs to be replaced from the ground up. Any mother who is thinking of letting her son go inside me, do not enlist. The Ministry of Defense will not help you. We did not want money but the treatment, we do not give them this treatment. I am going to fight in the Ministry of Defense and the Rehabilitation Division. "
Nati Shaked, founder of the "Shock and Battle" organization: "We all know that these are the best sons of this country. A guy who chose to go to the formation of paratroopers, who marched in Lebanon beyond the enemy lines. Your mother saw you stabbed, the binding of Isaac. I came as an IDF wounded man.
Isaac, I'm sure you did everything before you gave up.
"I want to call on the senior IDF commanders: Take responsibility for these guys. We are the best of our sons. I apologize for not doing enough. We will always remember him as a hero of Israel."
MK Ophir Sofer shared that this is the second funeral he has attended in a week and a half under similar circumstances: "There has been neglect here for many years. There are fighters who need to be reached and treated, assisted. No casualties are left on the ground. "Itzik is a victim of us all, an IDF fighter who fell in a battle from which he did not return."
The IDF Disabled People's Organization stated: "We are in pain and shocked by the suicide of the late IDF disabled Yitzhak Chen. Yitzhak was recognized as disabled due to a physical injury in his service, but also sought recognition following post-trauma, and did not receive it. All the time: There are IDF disabled people who have been waiting for recognition of their disability for years, fall between the cracks in passing time and do not receive proper treatment. We send our condolences to the family of the late Yitzhak.
Ministry of Defense response: "The Ministry of Defense shares the family's deep sorrow and examines the circumstances of the incident. Preliminary investigation shows that the background is not actually related to post-trauma but to another illness that can not be specified for medical confidentiality. Chen Yitzhak was recognized as an IDF invalid In a parachuting accident during his military service in 1992. His applications for recognition of the disease, which he suffered several years after his release were denied, both by the Magistrates Court and by the District Court.
This is due to the lack of a causal link between the disease and his military service.
His illness is treated within the community and the HMO to which he belongs.
The rest of the details are under investigation.
The Ministry of Defense also contacted the Ministry of Health and the HMO for information. "
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