Israeli Ministry of Health : Practice is `` an old story that ended years ago '' Glue was used to close eyelids to hide missing corneas , doctor says . `` The symbolism of taking skin out of a population that is considered to be the enemy and using it for skin for the military , that 's something that -- just in terms of symbolic weight -- has to be reconsidered , '' she told Channel 2 . Corneas , heart valves , skin , bones were taken from bodies . The body parts were then sold for profit and the money went into a fund set up by the government called " Israel's National Fund for Medical Research " ( NIMR ) which has been around since 1948
Israeli Ministry of Health : Practice is `` an old story that ended years ago '' Glue was used to close eyelids to hide missing corneas , doctor says . Corneas , heart valves , skin , bones were taken from bodies . The body parts were then sold for profit and the money went into a fund set up by the government called " Israel's National Fund for Medical Research " ( NIMR ) which has been around since 1948