The IPS has finally announced that it will not fund the cosmetic nose reconstruction surgery of the terrorist Asraa Jabas, who was seriously injured in a terrorist attack she tried to carry out in October 2015. The announcement came today (Tuesday), after a publication that the IPS is examining an option to fund Jabas' surgery a storm.
It was recalled last month that the IPS would consider funding an operation "not defined as necessary" for Jabas, after having already funded two necessary operations for it. - This provoked resentment among the public, and especially among the family of Moshe Chen, the policeman who was injured in the same attack.
Corporal Moshe Chen, who was injured in the attack, Photo: Oren Ben Hakon
Following the publication, Chen sent a letter to IPS Commissioner Gondar Kati Perry and Minister of Internal Security Amar Bar-Lev, demanding that the terrorist's nose surgery not be approved. The letter reads, among other things: From the money of the Israeli taxpayer. "
Shai Glick, CEO of the B'Tselem organization, which represents Chen, said: "Moshe prevented a huge disaster, and is still injured because of it.
It is not possible for public funds to go to a terrorist who tried to murder Jews.
A terrorist should know that he is not in the Hilton, but in prison - and suffer.
We demand that Minister Bar-Lev publicly pledge that the State of Israel will not fund the operation. "
"I'm in the Martyrs' Patrol"
In the background: The attack carried out by Jabas on October 11, 2015. After the morning prayer, Jabas equipped himself with a gas cylinder and traveled by train to Jerusalem, with the aim of hitting Jews.
Ma'ale Adumim police officers spotted a vehicle traveling suspiciously on the public transportation lane, and signaled the driver to stop for an inspection.
Jabas shouted "Allah Akbar" and blew up the gas cylinder she was in possession of.
She was seriously injured, and Chen, who stopped her, was slightly injured.
He was evacuated to Shaare Zedek Hospital with burns on his face and chest, and Jabas was evacuated to Hadassah Ein Kerem.
Shortly before the attempted attack, Jabas wrote on a note: "Woe to you, enemies of God ... Your time is near, and I am in the caravan of martyrs for God."
Earlier, she wrote words of sympathy for the martyrs and their deeds on her Facebook account.
She was charged with attempted murder, and is currently serving an 11-year prison sentence.
After all this, the IPS announced today, as stated, that it has finally decided not to fund the cosmetic surgery for Jabas.
The IPS announcement reads: "Contrary to the various publications, the IPS 'response to the request for leave to appeal did not express any renewed willingness to approve the surgeries that the prisoner sought to perform.
"It should be noted that in an opinion submitted in the case of the prisoner, another option arose for treatment.
In any case, we will clarify that no obligation was given to approve or bear the costs of the proposed treatment, and in light of this position, the Supreme Court rejected the request. "
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