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Matnat Chaim founder Rabbi Avraham Yeshayahu Haber in Jerusalem, September 25, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
August 9, 2020, 4:03 pm
COVID-19 death of Israeli kidney nonprofit founder spurs record number of donors
Rather than crumble after Rabbi Yeshayahu Heber’s death in April, ultra-Orthodox group Matnat Chaim has facilitated 57 transplants, and looks to expand reach to secular Israelis
By Benjy Singer
Illustrative image of a doctor in a hospital ward (sudok1; iStock by Getty Images)
November 21, 2019, 12:24 pm
Kazakhstan holds doctor over Israel-linked organ harvesting scheme
Police say destitute people from Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan were forced to sell their kidneys to wealthy foreigners, mostly Israelis
By AFP
Robrecht Vanderbeeken (Screenshot from YouTube via JTA)
October 19, 2018, 10:34 pm
Belgian trade union boss says Israel kills Palestinian kids for their organs
Following a complaint, left-wing news site issues ‘update’ claiming Israel uses organs from Palestinians its forces killed but the editors decided ‘not to suggest a causality’
By JTA
Illustrative image of transplant surgery. (Flash90)
May 25, 2018, 11:17 am
Israelis among donors and buyers as Kosovo court jails 2 for organ harvesting
Medicus clinic carried out at least 23 kidney transplants in 2008, all drawn from impoverished donors
By AP
Moshe Harel. (YouTube screenshot)
February 5, 2018, 7:16 pm
Israeli organ trafficking suspect to face Cyprus extradition hearing
Eluding authorities for almost a decade, Moshe Harel is accused of seeking out people needing kidney transplants and luring donors to Kosovo
By AFP
Moshe Harel. (YouTube screenshot)
January 18, 2018, 5:48 pm
Cyprus denies bail for Israeli organ trafficking suspect
Court says there’s danger Moshe Harel, suspected ringleader of global gang, could flee country if cut loose
By AFP
Illustrative: Doctors performing an organ transplant. (Flash90)
January 14, 2018, 12:21 am
Kosovo requests extradition from Cyprus of suspected Israeli organ trafficker
Kosovan justice minister says Moshe Harel must be ‘brought to justice for these acts,’ which he claims have hurt the Balkan country’s image
By AFP
Illustrative photo of an operating room. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)
January 6, 2018, 6:50 pm
Israeli organ-smuggling ‘mastermind’ arrested in Cyprus
Moshe Harel is accused of managing dozens of illegal kidney transplants at a Kosovo clinic
By AFP
Illustrative: Doctors performing an organ transplant. (Flash90)
September 11, 2017, 11:34 pm
Kidney traffickers selling organs to Israelis go on trial in Costa Rica
Suspects charged with locating donors, operating, selling organs for as much as $100,000, mainly to Israelis
By AFP and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Doctors performing an organ transplant. (Flash90)
December 26, 2016, 4:51 pm
2 charged with running international organ traffic ring
Patients allegedly paid $180,000 for a kidney; illegal transplants carried out in Turkey, Bulgaria, Thailand, Philippines
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Doctors performing an organ transplant. (Flash90)
November 23, 2016, 5:42 pm
Israeli arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of organ trafficking
Suspect allegedly sold body parts on black market, conducted illegal transplants, and falsified documents
By ToI Staff
Illustrative image of transplant surgery. (Flash90)
October 26, 2016, 6:28 am
Three arrested for running alleged organ trafficking ring
Suspects targeted poor Israelis, who underwent surgeries in private clinics in Turkey
By ToI Staff
Islamic State fighters in a video produced by the group (YouTube screen capture/VICE News)
From the WebDecember 25, 2015, 2:17 pm
IS sanctioned organ harvesting in document taken in US raid
Ruling by jihadist scholars raises concerns terrorists are trafficking body parts, Reuters reports
Illustrative image of transplant surgery. (Flash90)
December 4, 2015, 10:48 pm
Israeli said held in Turkey for suspected organ trafficking
‘Boris Walker,’ wanted by Interpol, arrested after landing from Bangkok
By ToI Staff
Levy Izhak Rosenbaum, an Israeli citizen found guilty of illegally selling kidneys. (screen capture: YouTube)
December 19, 2014, 9:03 pm
Israeli kidney broker released from US prison
Levy Izhak Rosenbaum finishes 2.5 year stint in New Jersey facility after getting caught in 2009 FBI sting
By AP
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