Tzipi Refaeli, Mother of Bar Refaeli, Who has been serving her sentence for several months in the “Neve Tirza” prison, contracted the corona virus during her work in the prison kitchen and, as I recall, is in a risk group due to a heart problem. Even before she was found positive for Corona, Refaeli underwent a medical examination that indicated a worsening of her condition, for which she submitted a request to the president for early release, but withdrew it and canceled it.
Refaeli’s personal physician, the professor Yehuda AdlerA senior cardiologist, who serves as chairman of the European Union for Musculoskeletal Diseases, sent a letter to the Prisons Authority stating: “The results of the latest tests performed on her on January 11 at Assaf Harofeh indicate that she must be hospitalized immediately because her life is in danger.” N12.
Adler added that the IPS chief doctor ignores my inquiries and did not even bother to send me the echo-heart response, claiming that there was no change in her condition. But when the document reached my family, it became clear that her condition had indeed worsened in a life-threatening manner. This is a scandal in medical care and criminal neglect. “
As you may recall, Refaeli, 65, began serving her sentence in Neve Tirza prison last September. She received her sentence as part of a plea deal in a tax offense case in the amount of NIS 34 million. About two months before her imprisonment, Refaeli was hospitalized due to a heart problem. Amir Ohana, Because the vaccinations of the prisoners began, after thousands of guards and officers had been vaccinated.
The IPS said: “We will not be able to address this or that case due to medical confidentiality and privacy, however, we emphasize that all prisoners are supervised and treated by the IPS medical system, and in complex cases we act in accordance with the guidelines of the community’s medical staff.”