The witness, Prof. Gad Rennert: The intention is that there are clues of one kind or another, none of which have matured into a scientific fact
Adv. Mr. A. Amorai: Good
The witness, Prof. Gad Rennert: Neither Parkinson's nor Asthma
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The witness, Prof. Gad Rennert: And no, And not heart disease, and my personal opinion can come and be this or that or that, Until it matures into proof, at the court level it is irrelevant. I can argue with her with my colleagues in the profession and we will think more or less, and I can bring her to the table as a factor that needs to be investigated because it bothers me. That doesn't make it true yetOK?
(pages 1869-1870).
- Rennert was asked about a 2006 report authored by Professor Yoram Avnimelech – a document he did not know or read – regarding the excess of cancer morbidity in Kiryat Tivon, he said that he was not familiar with the specific data of the report, but:
I am sold data that indicates Excess morbidity in Tivon compared to Haifa, which by the way is interesting that you are asking about this because the perception today is that there is Excess morbidity in Tivon, but probably not because of the air pollution. But let's leave it at that. The perception has simply changed. For years they thought that Tivon was indeed harmed, By the way, again, assuming that the data that is being transmitted is correct, the Goldschmidt firm showed that the pollution of the bay in the air traffic in the Gulf area, the pollution does not reach Kiryat Tivon at all, he was pushed back.
Adv. Mr. A. Amorai: But we've already said that you're not a meteorologist.
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The witness, Prof. Gad Rennert: What does this have to do with a meteorologist? I say that within the data of the Goldschmidt office, which was their expertise, to present the pollution that comes out of the chimney and how it behaves in the air, it presented to me, again, if it's not true, then it's not true, but if it's true.