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Israel flagrantly violated obligations to vaccinate Palestinians, Amnesty says
Rights group says failure to vaccinate Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza is a sign of institutionalised discrimination
For Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Israeli-blockaded Gaza, the vaccination rollout has lagged far behind (AFP) By Published date: 8 April 2021 17:11 UTC | Last update: 23 sec ago
Amnesty International has accused Israel of flagrantly violating its obligations as an occupying power by failing to provide Covid-19 vaccines to five million Palestinians living in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, calling it a sign of institutionalised discrimination .
The human rights organisation s annual global report, published on Wednesday, said the coronavirus pandemic had exposed policies that have perpetuated inequality, discrimination and oppression and paved the way for the devastation wro
By Ali Harb in Washington: 12 March 2021
Dozen House members slam range of Israeli policies, and
five senators call on Israel to vaccinate Palestinians in separate letter
US lawmakers from both chambers of Congress have sent letters to the Biden administration criticising the Israeli government and urging it to vaccinate Palestinians living under its control.
In two separate letters sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, progressive senators and members of the House of Representatives called on the US administration to
resume funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and push to ensure the rights of Palestinians.
Published date: 15 March 2021 19:57 UTC | Last update: 2 weeks 2 days ago
Progressive members of the US Congress renewed their call for the Israeli government to vaccinate Palestinians living under its control in a letter urging the Biden administration to pressure Israel to live up to its obligations as the occupying power in the Palestinian territories.
The document, signed by 17 members of the House of Representatives and addressed to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday, was the third congressional letter criticising Israeli policies over the past four days. We write to request that the State Department take additional action to ensure that the Israeli government provide Covid-19 vaccines and facilitate vaccination programs for Palestinians living in the West Bank and Gaza, the lawmakers said.
Published date: 12 March 2021 23:15 UTC | Last update: 2 weeks 2 days ago
US lawmakers from both chambers of Congress have sent letters to the Biden administration criticising the Israeli government and urging it to vaccinate Palestinians living under its control.
In two separate letters sent to Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday, progressive senators and members of the House of Representatives called on the US administration to resume funding for the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) and push to ensure the rights of Palestinians.
The documents signal the growing willingness to criticise Israel amongst Democrats in Congress, a branch of the US government where unquestioning support for Israel is the norm.