Background
In 2001, Belfer and her daughter Marina illegally smuggled Lilach, her daughter's child out of the country. She had previously been married to an Israeli. The Israeli father, Yaron Rottem, has not seen his daughter since and has been trying to get her back. The child was taken to Russia, where Belfer and her daughter stayed. However, Belfer's mother, now 94 years old, remained in Israel. Rottem claims that he does not want to take the child away from her mother, but wishes to share custody. He stated that he had never wanted to see Isabella behind bars, and just wanted to be reunited with his daughter. However, his former wife, who chose to stay in Moscow, said that Rottem had abused her.
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