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Last update - 22:13 20/02/2008 Palestinian woman poses as Israeli in order to undergo surgery By Fadi Eyadat, Haaretz Correspondent, and Haaretz Service Tags: Israel, Palestinian, surgery  A 22-year-old Jenin resident was arrested Wednesday for posing as an Israeli citizen in order to receive medical treatment. According to suspicions, the young Palestinian woman passed herself off as an Israeli in order to undergo complicated lung surgery at Haifa's Rambam Hospital. The woman arrived at the hospital a week and a half ago and presented herself as a citizen of Israel. During the course of her treatment, the hospital staff discovered that that her blood type does no match that that of the Israeli woman whose identity she stole. Despite this, and because of her sensitive condition, the suspect underwent the operation. Hospital staff only notified the police of the crime after the patient was healthy enough to be discharged. Advertisement Haifa Police chief Dudu Ben-Atia said that because of the sensitive nature of the case police is likely to allow the suspect's release on bail until she makes a complete recovery. A spokesperson for Rambam Hospital said the hospital decided to authorize the surgery and provide the Palestinian woman with complete medical treatment despite that fact that they had discovered the identity theft beforehand. The hospital staff expressed surprise at the fact that the woman had to resort to identity theft in order to undergo the operation, as they routinely treat patients from the Palestinian Authority. Related articles: Israel refuses entry to 6 Gazans in urgent need of medical care Rights group: Shin Bet denies vital treatment to Palestinians Bookmark to del.icio.us   The black sheep The U.S. freezes Assad's cousin's assets for trying to weaken Iraq and Lebanon. Pristina, Ramallah Yasser Abed Rabbo called on the West Bank to declare independence like Kosovo.   1.   Idiotic Israeli doctors,they should be fired 22:21  |  Absolute Sweden 20/02/08   2.   What do you expect from Apartheid State? 22:51  |  Ismail 20/02/08   3.   Very True #1 22:59  |  Michael 20/02/08   4.   hey absolute sweden 23:01  |  Liv Silverstone 20/02/08   5.   Proud of Haifa`s Rambam 23:05  |  Esther 20/02/08   6.   Israel a Light Unto Nations Despite what Anti-Semitic scum think 23:20  |  don 20/02/08   7.   What would Clickfool have to say about that? 23:21  |  Mike 20/02/08   8.   She is stealing medical services 23:37  |  China groove 20/02/08   9.   Those Israeli monsters.. 23:59  |  William 20/02/08   10.   she`ll return when healty 00:01  |  Kosovo je Serbija 21/02/08   11.   The thief! 00:19  |  Mr. Smith 21/02/08   12.   The complicated lung surgery... 00:20  |  Maureen Ann 21/02/08   13.   WHY didn`t she pose as a Jordanian?does she know something 00:39  |  PETER SM 21/02/08   14.   Thanks for the hospital 00:41  |  pal 21/02/08   15.   No disguise=No free movement=No treatment=Death 01:06  |  anti-racist 21/02/08   16.   After murdering so many civilians, Israel should heal some 01:09  |  anti-racist 21/02/08   17.   Palestinians Know the Truth 01:39  |  Slibovitz 21/02/08   18.   she should be released 01:46  |  paulo2005 21/02/08   19.   I would like to see those that protested the Israeli woman 01:47  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/08   20.   Medicine and the palestinians 01:51  |  Connie 21/02/08   21.   sad story, it exposes dirt of israel 02:39  |  raw truth 21/02/08   22.   Interesting 03:17  |  Colin Wright 21/02/08   23.   Did she also plan to bomb the hospital afterwards? 03:21  |  realist 21/02/08   24.   Schizophrenia patients 03:23  |  Absolutely! 21/02/08   25.   #12 anti-racist - you`re kidding, aren`t you 03:27  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/08   26.   #17 raw truth - really half baked fibs 03:30  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/08   27.   ANTI RACIST.Pals have invariably targetted Israeli civillians 03:34  |  PETER SM 21/02/08   28.   RAW truth.In your country are non-citizens entitled to free care? 03:42  |  PETER SM 21/02/08   29.   Israeli Doctors Routinely Travel To the Territories to Treat 03:45  |  Eli 21/02/08   30.   #17 - Raw Truth had a raw nerve 03:58  |  Slibovitz 21/02/08   31.   Anti-Racist (Please Change your name to Racist) ) 04:07  |  Brad 21/02/08   32.   MAUREEN.Israel can expect"non racist" peace Qassems as thank you 04:07  |  PETER SM 21/02/08   33.   #23 get a life, you cant fool world 04:33  |  raw truth 21/02/08   34.   #17 Yes indeedy, that`s why... 04:33  |  MaryRose 21/02/08   35.   Surgery 05:44  |  Garry 21/02/08   36.   Pal dont care who they kill 06:02  |  Tobia 21/02/08   37.   Raw Truth: That is Idiotic! 07:23  |  Brad 21/02/08   38.   Colin 07:26  |  Brad 21/02/08   39.   Well done, humane and Hippocratic physicians 07:29  |  hala 21/02/08   40.   Well done, humane and Hippocratic physicians 07:29  |  hala 21/02/08   41.   Ismail, Ismail: How Many Times Do We Have To Tell You? 07:37  |  Brad 21/02/08   42.   brad #37 liar, jews live in arab lands today 08:27  |  raw truth 21/02/08   43.   To be honest 08:35  |  English Resident 21/02/08   44.   RAW TRUTH 10:05  |  DANNY 21/02/08   45.   #42 half baked truth 17:50  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/08   46.   As A human being she need not have to steal someone`s identity 19:12  |  Becky 21/02/08   47.   = 22:10  |  fred 21/02/08   48.   #12 Maureen Ann - Make the trip 23:33  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/08   49.   #18 paulo2005 - Lisbon 23:36  |  * BEN JABO 21/02/08

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