01-09-2021, 09:34 AM
(01-08-2021, 09:03 PM)Bjays93 Wrote:(01-08-2021, 08:27 PM)ac3r Wrote: Israel is also not willing to provide vaccinations to the Palestinians despite occupying Gaza and West Bank, so there's that...This simply isnt true. Israel knows people in Gaza and West Bank need to be vaccinated for any type of immunity to be achieved. There was a article from the Jerusalem post just the other day about how Isreal was using backdoor channels to send vaccines to Palestine. It simply cant be public because Isreal and Hamas working together is an absolute no no.
That's basic politics
It is true, though. You're correct that Israel agreed to help Palestine out with 3-4 million doses, but they are still having severe problems sourcing more and Israel - an apartheid state that vehemently hates Palestinians - is hardly eager to help...
Palestinians excluded from Israeli Covid vaccine rollout as jabs go to settlers: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/j...o-settlers
Palestinians left waiting as Israel is set to deploy COVID-19 vaccine: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/health/pale...19-vaccine
As Israel Leads In COVID-19 Vaccines Per Capita, Palestinians Still Await Shots: https://www.npr.org/2020/12/31/952364150...wait-shots
Further, they've been having to secure Gam-COVID-Vac through the Russian government since they've received so little help from western nations: https://tass.com/world/1234373

