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Israeli supermodel Bar Refaeli (R) and her mother Tzipi (C) arrive for a court hearing at the Tel Aviv Magistrate's Court, July 20, 2020.

Israel’s parole board on Tuesday decided to cut short Tzipi Refaeli’s prison time, after serving about seven months. Refaeli was admitted to Neve Tirza Prison late last September to begin serving her sentence, after she and her daughter, model Bar Refaeli, admitted to and were convicted of tax offenses in July. In January, Tzipi Refaeli was diagnosed with Corona which she contracted in jail.

In their plea deal, Tzipi was sentenced to 16 months in prison and Bar to nine months of community service. The two also paid back taxes they owed in the amount of NIS 8 million ($2.4 million), in addition to a NIS 2.5 million ($756,000) fine.

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Following the publication of the plea agreement, Israel’s social networks were flooded with criticism of its terms, with some claiming that Tzipi Refaeli took responsibility for her daughter’s actions. In response to these allegations, the Tax and Economics Prosecutor’s Office posted an explanation of the sentence on its Facebook page—which is not something they do ordinarily.

The post states that “Tzipi Refaeli ran the business of her daughter, Bar Refaeli, including in tax matters, and was the principal factor in presenting the facts of her income to the Assessing Officer. Therefore, Tzipi Refaeli is charged with fraudulent intent to help Bar Refaeli evade taxes, while Bar Refaeli is charged with lesser tax offenses.”


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David writes news at JewishPress.com.