The Bandaid on a Bullet Hole: When Policy Masks Systemic Failure |
The government’s recent decision to ease licensing barriers for immigrant psychologists is a textbook example of “solution-based gaslighting.” On paper, the move is framed as a benevolent necessity—an urgent response to the crushing mental health crisis that has gripped Israel since October 7th. It is a logistical fix for a bureaucratic bottleneck. But if you look past the official press releases, it is something much darker: a cynical attempt to treat the symptoms of a national trauma while the very architects of that trauma continue to bleed the country dry.
The Myth of “High-Quality Human Capital”
Health Minister Haim Katz and Immigration Minister Ofir Sofer speak in the language of efficiency. They talk about “unnecessary barriers” and “high-quality human capital.” It sounds professional, doesn’t it? It sounds like progress. But let’s be clear about what is actually happening. The government is desperately importing labor to mitigate a mental health emergency that their own radical, polarizing, and reckless policies helped exacerbate.
We are watching a cabinet that has pushed the nation to the brink of a constitutional crisis, fueled societal........