Israel police uncovers organ trafficking ring in north

... he made such a mess of it last time.

If there was ever a case to be made for an "eye for an eye", this is it. The leaders of this ring should each "donate" a kidney in addition to the regular sentence. What better way to discourage future criminals.

"No one says Jews or Israelis are immunue from evil people doing evil things - but does that mean that the Jewish people or the Israeli state is evil? Of course not." Absolutely true. But Israelis also seem a bit too quick to judge others. One lousy article written by one lousy reporter, and suddenly Sweden was considered a nation of jew-hating nazi-supporting racists. I know they are not.

But it certainly DOES lend it credence and gives substance to its likelihood. Everything's there: the organization, the military connection, and the cold-hearted lack of human scruples.

But it certainly DOES lend it credence and gives substance to its likelihood. Everything's there: the organization, the military connection, and the cold-hearted lack of human scruples.

And is there anything about Israel that distinguishes it from a 3rd-world country? Anything at all?

Ill take your word for it Marveen, i suppose you will tell me that Israel is a peaceful God-fearing Nation as well. I honestly feel sorry for the Jews, all they have is this life while the oppressed have ETERNITY

Wow Israeli. Haven't we been here before? The least surprising part is the bit about the donor not getting paid.

A VERY valid point; this story needs to be investigated thoroughly.

"Among the suspects are an IDF reserves brigadier-general and two lawyers"....sounds like a well connected operation to me. The dept. of fraud and misappropriations must be the last buracracy in israel that has a soul.

Does this impair the "chosen" status?

What a bunch of nincompoops whose only explanation is a conspiracy theory, all the more believable to them if it involves that most evil of all peoples, the JEWS! Organ transplants take place all over the world.One can even read in paid advertisments especially in the press of First World countries,such as the ones your horrified commentators belong to, that people offer one of their kidneys for monetary retribution.It can be quite legal. It requiers an exact match between donor and recipient and immediate transplant, least the organ decompose. These conditionings rule out the possibility of random harvest. The hoax first originated in the urban legend that children were kidnapped from supermarkets and malls , and for a time mothers were terrified to go shopping with their kids.

Please google organ trafficking. You will find that organ trafficking reports go back several years ago. Many countries are mentioned including Turkey. The major players are in the orient. As a pro- Israeli I am totally disgusted by this story and I hope those involved are punished to the full extent of the law. I know your feelings toward Israel...please do not take this story and make Israel the ringleader or major player. Read the headlines of all the other countries involved for years and years. Israel is a player, yes we see that, but don't start taking it out of context.

How can Israeli Jews participate in such disgusting behavior? This is stuff that goes on in a 3rd-world country?

do you agree?

Well Romania would like to make sure that ALL of adopted children to Israel, actually reached Israel with all their organs intacked

An IDF ....., well why aren't we surprise?

ofcourse its similar, this is just part of the enterprise but its all connected, soon others will be found out, most likely in europe and america...

It is on record that Israeli traffickers were active in Romania and Iraq. It does not mean that all the organ traffickers of the world are Israeli but it is obvious that Israel is a major producer of organ traffickers. It should not be a taboo to talk about it. The fact that the Arab Israelis are kept at the lowest income level in Israel, it is only natural that these traffickers, if they are to operate within Israel, will turn their attention to Arabs.

"The claim that the IDF harvests organs from dead Palestinian bodies is not finished. It is simply not proven at this point, but there is cause to wonder." -Natallie Durson This statement defines the ill-fate suffered by logic in the minds of the illogical. Spoken in Dursonite: "The claim that #9 is a hate monger that thrives on the waste of the world is not finished. It is simply not proven at this point, but there is cause to wonder."

It is a criminal ring and as I understand one of the people involved is an ex IDF hero. All I can say is why do you people bring shame to Israel. All you do is give more fodder to those chomping at the bit to belittle and deligitimize you as a people and a country. Organ trafficking is not solely a problem in Israel. It is a problem in many countries ...but you my people are the ones I am ashamed of. I hope the justice system will put in a harsh sentence and push for stronger measures to root out this problem.

Well done on the police. How sad that people are so desperate for money they give up organs without any guarantees. To those linking this to the Swedish article: there is no link. The Swedish article was about the IDF stealing organs from Palestinians, this is about Israelis stealing organs from ISraelis (regardless of their religion, presumably). Not everything is about the conflict you know...

these people are a discrace to the state of Israel and should be dealt with very severly.

The facts about Israel and human organ transplant are well-known, verifiable and undisputed. The basic issue is the reluctance of many Israeli's/Jews to donate organs, the average rate of donors in the general population in western countries is about 30%, in Israel it only one-tenth of that, about 3%. The European Union Organ Donor Network expelled Israel because the country was willing to accept organs but refused to donate. The Greenberg National Institute of Forensic Medicine AKA Abu Kabir Institute is the premier location for conducting autopsies in Israel. During the 1980's and 1990's body parts were removed and used for organ transplants and this has been confirmed by the Director & Chief Pathologist Yehuda Hiss, both in public and in writing. Both Israeli insurance companies and the government have paid for Israeli's to undergo operations involving organ transplants outside of the country, so called "transplant tourism".

on their part in removing organs from unwilling victims.

"The Romanian Embassy in Israel has asked for, and received from the Labor and Social Affairs Ministry, a list of all children born in Romania who have been brought to Israel for adoption in recent years. The Romanian officials are trying to ascertain if all such children arrived in Israel with all organs in their bodies."

the difference between the swedish claim and this article is facts Anne, the fact is that there is a huge tendency in the media to present anything happening in israel as proof that jews or israelis are evil people who want to abuse non jews but the fact is that there are criminal elements in israel just like everywhere else!! did israel trade in palestinian body parts? sounds highly unlikely as this is a sophisticated medical procedure done on LIVE people as it is important to keep the oragans viable Did the swedish press wish to continue the old tradition of demonizing jews now in israeli form? you bet !!

Now we know where those body parts stolen from Palestinians injured during the recent Gaza invasion went to. It was first denied by the IDF however a video surfaced on UTUBE whihc showed young men dead of course but their body was sawn in a very primitive way. Most likely they were auctioned on the israeli body part exchange. What a country.

yes that is the scumbags name. Let's see how many of these kidneys came from Palestinian and Rumanian children, if Israel is truly interested in investigating this tradgedy.

"The Romanian Embassy in Israel has asked for, and received from the Labor and Social Affairs Ministry, a list of all children born in Romania who have been brought to Israel for adoption in recent years. The Romanian officials are trying to ascertain if all such children arrived in Israel with all organs in their bodies."

The US used to look the other way, but no more.

so go figure huh? and mike although you may not be involve in organ trafficing you are involved in the very common land theift or jewish war to steal more land or part of the spin or cover up...you are all into crime and criminals...just not your area of expertise

Israel is NOT involved in International organ trafficking

This is a criminal act done by criminals and I hope the full extend of the law will be applied to them. In Saudi Arabia, foreign workers and their children are being kidnapped, flown to India, have their body part harvested without their knowledge or consent, when they are returned they are left outside their residences half dead. This is done with full knowledge of the Saudi authorities and is well known around the world but everyone looks the other way. Has anyone ever seen an dead Israeli soldier returned to Israel from any Arab country? Why Haaretz has never done an article about the mutilated bodies of returned dead soldiers? Who knows what body parts are there or missing? The UN knows that and looks the other way, how long will this double standard will be allowed to go one?

Thank you Mind Boggled. I could not of said it better myself. Reza and MR, I feel bad that people might read your comments and believe them. Please know the facts before posting hateful comments like that.

It is a henious crime and should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of Israeli law. Congratulations to the fine police work.

The difference between this and the Swedish Human Rights Arabist reporter is simply this, the Swede accused the IDF of the crime, clearly a blood-libel, instead of suggesting a criminal element. Every nation has it's criminals, and they should be hung after legal proceedings, but that doesn't excuse those now and their parents before them of finding something inherently wrong with Jews collectively. Which is the M.O. of the deeply corrupt self-righteous throughout history.

Palestinians say that they have gotten back bodies of their dead with large incisions on the corpses. The IDF says that's because they had autopsies performed on them. The claim that the IDF harvests organs from dead Palestinian bodies is not finished. It is simply not proven at this point, but there is cause to wonder. My guess is that, if it was going on, then it is temporarily suspended until the heat dies down. One thing is sure. There is a market for organs in Israel. Israelis say that this is normal. The question is, is there anything which self righteous Israelis would not stoop to when it comes to supply and demand in Israel. Your answer to that question will likely be along the usual lines of "Israel supporter" or "Israel critic". Just remember that the organ harvesting claim is still out there. Israels common answer to any charge is "Prove it". Good answer, but difficult to prove when Israel controls all access and process and even has a military censor on all news.

Were the advertisements also published in Hebrew?

If the alleged perpetrators could buy kidneys for $10,000, why would they offer $100,000 and then refuse to pay, leaving disgruntled donors walking around with proof of the theft right in their bodies?

Organ trafficking is the bussiness that can make you very rich.It is amazing how many parts of the human body can be used. There was a document in Tv, how even the most trustworthy undertaking parlors can be involved (in US) (whitout asking any kind of permission from the family). Drugs, prsotitution and organ trafficking have always been the problem in the war areas.

Here we have a story of uncovering an organ traffiking ring by police. something that has NOT been covered up. something REPORTED by a news source (not "the media" - there is no government controlled monolithic media in Israel). And it is twisted into something else. So typical a response from conspiracy trolls. First of all this news, while sad, does not corroborate the swedish story. Second of all even if the swedish story WAS true (which it appears not to be) it is the context that can or cannot make it antisemitic. No one says Jews or Israelis are immunue from evil people doing evil things - but does that mean that the Jewish people or the Israeli state is evil? Of course not. A story like this haaretz story tells you that the state works to root out such criminal activity - as it should. clear?

This is nothing to do with the Swedish article. This is nothing to do with the IDF stealing organs from dead Palestinians. This is about a criminal conspiracy, with one of the alleged perps being a reserve officer. This sort of this actually happens in a great many countries, so it's no surprise that it also happens in Israel.

The lawyers are just being lawyers ( with good lawyers they will be innocent ). Not having any war to fight, the General must keep organs 'moving'. He must have been a good commander, efficient and well organised in order to build such a superb oiled team of experts.(as per the paper)

Soo, Boström wasn't that far away from the truth! Who is apologizing now???

Was it a Sweedish report that accused Israel of dealing with illegal doners? Apparently that report "proved" that Sweeden is anti-semetic. Does this news article show that Israeli media is anti-semetic too? Is the article misleading? Or are Israelis just a bunch of babies who jump to conclusions and use the anti-semetic card when anyone critises them?