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Structural violence in the era of a new pandemic: the case of the Gaza Strip
By David Mills, Bram Wispelwey, Rania Muhareb and Mads Gilbert,
published in The Lancet on 27th March 2020.
Jerusalem Minister: “I Was Forced To Wear A Dirty Mask, With Signs Of Dried Blood On It”
Shortly after his release from the al-Maskobiyya interrogation facility in occupied Jerusalem, the Palestinian Government Minister of Jerusalem, Fadi al-Hadmi, said that the soldiers violently searched his home, and used….
Israel Links Coronavirus Aid for Gaza to Recovering Soldiers
JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israel on Wednesday linked any assistance it might offer for the Gaza Strip’s efforts against coronavirus to progress in its attempt to recover two Israeli soldiers lost….
‘Our Hearts Are Dying’: The Palestinian Doctor at the Epicenter of Italy’s Coronavirus Catastrophe
Anesthesiologist Talal Soufan is on the front line against the pandemic in the world’s hardest hit region, and has an urgent message for his compatriots back home in the West Bank
During the Coronavirus crisis, Israel confiscates tents designated for clinic in the Northern West Bank
This morning, Thursday, 26 March 2020, at around 7:30 am, officials from Israel’s Civil Administration in the West Bank arrived with a military jeep escort, a bulldozer and two flatbed….
Microsoft sells stake in Israeli facial recognition company
Microsoft’s venture capital arm, M12, invested in AnyVision as part of a $74 million funding round in June 2019.
Coronavirus Confirmed in Gaza: This Is What Israel Must Do – Now
The identification of the first two cases of coronavirus in Gaza is a frightening moment for its inhabitants. But there are immense legal and moral ramifications for Israel, the occupying power
Israel must release all Palestinian child detainees amid COVID-19 pandemic
Ramallah, March 19, 2020—Defense for Children International – Palestine calls on Israeli authorities to take immediate action to release all Palestinian child detainees in Israeli prisons due to the rapid….
Welcome to Lockdown: COVID-19 quarantine and the Gaza experience
In 2004, I was selected by the Palestinian Ministry of Telecommunication to attend the International Telecommunication Union Annual Congress in Hong Kong. Although I had the visa, the ticket, and….