Talk:Ofra Haza

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[edit] The death of Ofra Haza

I do not know if it is appropriate even to mention it, but her family wanted Haza's husband tested for AIDS insisting that she could not have got it any other way. I know he refused while he was still alive and his family refused once he died. Anyone know why they are so sure it was a blood transfusion? Lao Wai 18:16, 3 August 2005 (UTC)

Heck yeah it's appropriate to mention it. There is absolutely controversy surrounding the deaths of Ofra and her husband. He died of a drug overdose and an autopsy was performed, but the results went straight to the family and have not been released to the public. Having contracted AIDS from a blood transfusion or from your drug addict husband is all the difference in the world. So yes, there's quite a bit of controversy about it and I'm surprised that it's not mentioned here. Readparse 00:49, 4 October 2005 (UTC)

If there are known facts or credible reports on the events that lead to Haza's death, we should include them. I heard that the possibility that Haza got HIV through a blood transfusion and infected her husband is being considered. However, I could not find it in a document, so forget what I said. The article I did find, just now, was scrutinizing the point that her husband probably was not tested for HIV at the beginning of the relationship (testimonies seem to strengthen this point). This direction was very much the intuitive response. It was based on actual testimonies that Haza was unlikely to have been infected in a previous relationship. Haza was loved, Ashkenazi not so much. Also for this there are reasons. It does not imply however how Haza got infected. gidonb 21:39, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Chamish's conspiracy theory

Has anyone explored whether there is any credibility to the "Ofra Haza conspiracy theory", the idea that her husband was actually a hitman (using HIV as the weapon) in the service of a prominent Israeli politician? [2] Albanaco 20:35, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

I don't know of anyone who researched such claims. It would surprise me if someone did. gidonb 21:36, 22 February 2006 (UTC)

The claim that Ofra Haza was assassinated is described on the linked site original given above (http://www.barrychamish.com/html/ofra_haza_murder.html). The basic outline of the theory is that she had unintentionally stumbled upon some type of criminal activity involving a certain prominent Israeli politician with whom she had had an affair, and said politician somehow pressured her to marry her husband, who was actually a hitman in his employ (using HIV as the weapon). It sounds incredible, but there might be something to it. Of course, before including such information in the main article, there should be some objective research backing up the allegations either way (unless they are referred to in that context, similar to a Kennedy assassination theory). Albanaco 00:18, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

Hi Albanaco, the article Barry Chamish touches upon Chamish's conspiracy theory for the death of Ofra Haza. You are very welcome to extend this theory a little with what you have read. Please include the reference after your text. I agree with you that with no evidence whatsoever this "incredible sounding" theory is a nonstarter for this article. Regards, gidonb 01:02, 24 February 2006 (UTC)

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I say Ofra was an amazeing women who did not deserve to pass away so early

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I say this is the discussion page for the article, not a memorial place ;-)