Jerusalem’s Hadassah Hospital is pushing back against allegations that it misled the public regarding the timing and disclosure of Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s prostate cancer treatment earlier this year.
Netanyahu revealed only this week that he had undergone treatment, after which Hadassah Ein Kerem confirmed the diagnosis. The hospital said the cancer was discovered “a few months ago,” that Netanyahu received radiation therapy approximately two and a half months ago, and that a recent follow-up showed the disease had “disappeared.”
Channel 12 health reporter Yoav Even claimed he had inquired with the hospital about Netanyahu’s condition roughly 10 days earlier and was told there was “no significant medical event… being kept hidden from the public.” Even called that response “a lie” in light of the newly disclosed treatment.
In response, Hadassah firmly denied any wrongdoing, stating it has “always only told the truth,” while emphasizing that responsibility for releasing details about the prime minister’s medical condition lies solely with the Prime Minister’s Office.
“The hospital’s role is solely to give the best medical treatment to all, including the prime minister,” the statement said.
Even also noted that during his earlier inquiry, he was not referred to the Prime Minister’s Office for clarification.
The controversy echoes a previous incident in 2023, when questions were raised over the handling of information related to Netanyahu’s pacemaker procedure at Sheba Medical Center.
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Fine, so they lied to him. They had every right to do so. He had no right to the information, and even referring him to the PM’s office would have given away that there was something to talk about, which would itself have been a breach of his privacy, so they lied. Good for them. There is nothing wrong with lying to someone who is seeking information that is none of his business.
Fine, so they lied to him. They had every right to do so. He had no right to the information, and even referring him to the PM’s office would have given away that there was something to talk about, which would itself have been a breach of his privacy, so they lied. Good for them. There is nothing wrong with lying to someone who is seeking information that is none of his business.
These liberal Chareidi hating media outlets get sicker every day. For the security of the country it’s no one’s business on the condition of the prime minister. Not saying Haddassah hospital are Tzaddikim. They were in the forefront of making forced autopsies years ago when Satmar and Agudah protested as they cut up Jewish bodies to shreds. Most young people today have no clue of the tziyonim history.