888 Palestinians released from quarantine in Gaza
Middle East Monitor / April 8, 2020
Some 888 Palestinians have been released from quarantine in Gaza after 21 days, the spokesperson of the Strip’s Ministry of Health said yesterday.
Speaking during a press conference, Ashraf Al-Qudra said the government is monitoring the implementation of a number of measures to stop...
Jerusalem mayor accuses Israel of neglecting Palestinian hospitals
Middle East Monitor / April 8, 2020
Israel is failing to fulfil its responsibilities toward Palestinians living in occupied East Jerusalem as the highly contagious coronavirus continues to spread, warned Jerusalem Mayor Moshe Leon.
Leon has accused Israel’s Ministry of Health of neglecting Palestinian hospitals in the occupied eastern section of the city,...
Israel is responsible for Palestinians’ right to health
Maureen Clare Murphy
The Electronic Intifada / April 7, 2020
UN officials are gently nudging Israel to do more for Palestinians as they attempt to halt the spread of the coronavirus.
Nickolay Mladenov, the UN’s Middle East peace envoy, said that Israel and the international community should help the Palestinian Authority in the wake of...
Pandemic lays bare Israel’s systemic racism
Diana Buttu
The Electronic Intifada / April 8, 2020
As I sit in my house in Haifa, quarantined, like others around the world, I cannot help but recall a previous experience under Israeli-imposed curfew.
Eighteen years ago, during March and April of 2002, the Israeli army re-invaded the West Bank, including the...
US intimidation of ICC: states must push back
FIDH / March 24, 2020
PRESS RELEASE
International Criminal Court (ICC)
The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) notes with great concern the Trump administration’s escalating threats against the International Criminal Court (ICC).
In remarks to the press delivered on 17 March by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, intimidation of ICC staffers reached a new...
Why are pro-Israel advocates “helping” Gaza fight COVID-19 ?
Hamza Abu Eltarabesh
The Electronic Intifada / April 7, 2020
Gaza clearly needs help in battling COVID-19. Its medical services have already been weakened by a prolonged blockade and a series of Israeli attacks.
Questions should nonetheless be asked about the motives of some organizations which claim to be aiding Palestinians. They...
Palestinians protest against heavy-handed Israeli response to coronavirus lockdown
Jack Dodson
Middle East Eye / April 1, 2020
Israeli police fires rubber bullets and stun grenades at residents in Jaffa who say Covid-19 restrictions are leading to more 'police brutality.'
Protests broke out on the streets of Jaffa late on Wednesday after police attacked five young men and...
