Liav Goldstein
Liav Goldstein is an Israeli physician and healthcare administrator who has served as Surgeon General of the Israeli Air Force (IAF) and Chief Medical Officer of the Israel Prison Service.[1][2] He has also served on the ethics committee of the Israeli Medical Association.[3]
Military career
[edit]Goldstein served in the Israel Defense Forces, attaining the rank of Colonel.[1] During his tenure with the military, he served as the Surgeon General of the Israel Air Force. His medical research during his military service included aeromedical implications of pharmaceutical treatments, operational medical regulatory methods, and the efficiency of air-medical evacuations during mass-casualty incidents.[4][5][6]
Israel Prison Service
[edit]Following his military service, Goldstein was appointed Chief Medical Officer of the Israel Prison Service. Here his responsibilities were to oversee healthcare policy, medical treatment standards, and public health initiatives for imprisoned populations in Israel.[7][7]
Starvation of prisoners
[edit]Dr. Liav Goldstein is one of the officials who approved Ben-Gvir's meal plan for prisoners, in which the food they receive was reduced to such an extent that the Israeli courts ruled the food in prison does not ensure "compliance with the legal standard."[3] Haaretz reported on the case of a prisoner who lost half his weight during imprisonment.[3] Waleed Ahmad died in Megiddo Prison in March 2025 after suffering from severe malnutrition.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Analysis of occupational health referral patients, in the IAF occupational health consult service clinic". JMVH. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
- ↑ Grossman, Alon; Barenboim, Erez; Azaria, Bella; Sherer, Yaniv; Goldstein, Liav (November 2004). "Oral drug therapy for erectile dysfunction: Overview and aeromedical implications". Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine. 75 (11): 997–1000. ISSN 0095-6562. PMID 15559003.
- 1 2 3 Shezaf, Hagar (2026-06-02). "Ben-Gvir Is Not Alone: These Are His Collaborators in the Illegal Treatment of Palestinian Prisoners".
- ↑ Grossman, Alon; Barenboim, Erez; Azaria, Bella; Sherer, Yaniv; Goldstein, Liav (November 2004). "Oral drug therapy for erectile dysfunction: Overview and aeromedical implications". Aviation Space and Environmental Medicine. 75 (11). Aerospace Medical Association: 997–1000. ISSN 0095-6562. PMID 15559003.
- ↑ Levy, Gad; Goldstein, Liav; Paz, Ilanit; Atar, Eli; Olsha, Sharon; Goldberg, Avishay; Bar Dayan, Yaron (May 2007). "Evaluation of magnetic resonance imaging regulatory methods in the Israeli Air Force". Military Medicine. 172 (5): 478–481. doi:10.7205/milmed.172.5.478. ISSN 0026-4075. PMID 17521093.
- ↑ "Role of air-medical evacuation in mass-casualty incidents-A train collision experience". Ben-Gurion University Research Portal. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- 1 2 Richter, Vered; Goldstein, Liav; Cohen, Daniel L; Bermont, Anton; Yovel, Dana Zelnik; Madar, Miriam; Rabinovitch, Ron; Shirin, Haim; Broide, Efrat (2022). "The effect of direct-acting antiviral regimens and telemedicine on the treatment of inmates with hepatitis C virus infection in Israeli prisons". Science Progress (1933-). 105 (2). Sage Publications, Ltd.: 1–14. ISSN 0036-8504.
- ↑ "Israel refuses to release body of Palestinian teen who suffered from malnutrition in jail". Haaretz. Archived from the original on 2026-05-28. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
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