Friday, 15 January 2021, 7:06 am
GENEVA (14 January 2021) – UN human rights experts
today called on Israel, the occupying power, to ensure swift
and equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines for the
Palestinian people under occupation.
“Israel’s
roll-out of its vaccination programme against the COVID-19
pandemic for its citizens has been impressive. In this early
stage of the worldwide inoculation programme, Israel has
delivered the vaccines to a higher percentage of its
citizens than any other country,” the experts said. “We
understand that Palestinians with resident status in
occupied East Jerusalem have been offered the vaccines by
Israel.
“However, Israel has not ensured that