Sorry. Something went horribly wrong with the title. It should read: “20-0: Israel vs Palestine.”
20% of Israeli’s have been vaccinated against Corona. 0% of Palestinians.
Israel secured large dosis’ of the vaccine by paying extra.
They refuse to help the Palestinians and say that the vaccination-program is for the Palestinian Authority (PA) to sort out themselves.
The PA has said they don’t want Israeli help / involvement. But don’t have much money. They hope to start vaccinating within a month.
I can’t but help think that Israel is missing an immense step to show charity. A possibility to reach out, above and beyond politics, to do a rightious thing; something that would, in the long run, reflect richly upon them (and God knows they are in need of some good PR).
What do you all think?
Or do you think reaching out and offering help (with the chance it might be taken) would actually damage their long term goals?
@Duchess64
The sad part is the Israeli's who don't get the vaccine could get it from Palestinians who will of course be left high and dry.
It would seem to me to be in the interest of Israel to make sure EVERYONE was inoculated for their own safety if nothing else.
Short sighted. Palestinians can work in Israel so that is a threat to those who would not be vaccinated.
@shavixmir saidOh. 😵
Mhmmm... that’s not what I’m saying at all.
But do you think Israel should be sharing with the Palestinians?
This is a shocker, eh? Israel deprives non-Jewish citizens of equal rights?? 😴
I'll send out the alert
@Earl-of-Trumps
Seems to me it should be in the interest of Israel to vaccinate Palestinians because they come in to work and therefore can be a covid threat.
But they don't think like that.
Israel first ALWAYS.
I know that, I lived there for years.
But of course D64 will just say I am a flag waving American idiot.
@sonhouse - Seems to me it should be in the interest of Israel to vaccinate Palestinians because they come in to work and therefore can be a covid threat.
This is simple for Israel to resolve. Just don't let the Palestinians come to work! Fuk 'em.
@shavixmir saidFrom a highly pro-Israel source, I know, but here's one perspective on the matter:
Mhmmm... that’s not what I’m saying at all.
But do you think Israel should be sharing with the Palestinians?
https://www.thejc.com/comment/opinion/is-israel-discriminating-against-palestinians-with-vaccine-1.510338
"First of all, Israel is providing vaccines to everyone in its health network, including Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who have Israeli health care. Second, there are cases of non-citizens in Israel getting vaccinated by showing up at one of the mass vaccination points. This is because the mission of health professionals is to vaccinate anyone who shows up. The virus doesn’t distinguish between populations, and neither does medical care. The Guardian refers to Arab residents of east Jerusalem as Palestinians: therefore, by its own definition Israel has not excluded Palestinians.
The Palestinian Authority, a semi-autonomous government that is recognised as the state of Palestine by 139 countries administers health care to millions of its own citizens. The Guardian’s article on Israel ‘excluding’ Palestinians notes that the ‘cash-strapped Palestinian Authority, which maintains limited self-rule in the territories, is rushing to get vaccines. One official suggested, perhaps optimistically, that shots could arrive within the next two weeks… Despite the delay, the authority has not officially asked for help from Israel.’
In other words, the Guardian that asserts Palestinians were excluded goes on to admit that they were not excluded. Put it this way. The Palestinian Authority has not asked Israel to vaccinate its public. Hamas [...] has not asked Israel for vaccinations. Ali Abed Rabbo, director-general of the Palestinian health ministry, did not tell the Guardian he wants Israel to procure vaccinations. There is a glaring inconsistency here.
Overall in the region, Israel is not only a leader in vaccinations, but also in vaccinating Palestinians who are residents of Jerusalem. Israel has given the jab to more Palestinians than neighbouring countries where Palestinians reside. There are no reported plans to vaccinate local citizens or Palestinians in places like Lebanon for months.
In truth, Israel has done all it can to get people of all religions and ethnicities vaccinated. Palestinians who I interviewed said that locals were suspicious of the vaccine. In late December, Israeli health providers emphasised that they were seeking to convince Palestinians in East Jerusalem to attend vaccination stations. Ian Miskin, head of Coronavirus care and vaccination for Clalit in Jerusalem, said he was concerned about a ‘subdued response’, saying that it was a ‘real priority’ to get Palestinians from East Jerusalem vaccinated at a specialised clinic, like the one in the Arab neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah.
Overall, it appears that Palestinian-governed areas of the West Bank will receive vaccines around the same time as neighbouring Jordan, where many millions of Palestinians also live. Palestinians I spoke to told me that the authorities in Ramallah had drawn up lists of priority populations to vaccinate. This will include the elderly, security forces and journalists. In other words, the Palestinian Authority is working on it, and will likely provide vaccines at the same pace as neighbouring Arab states.
The fundamental point is that Israel is not responsible for the health care of the residents of the Palestinian Authority. Could Israel be doing more for citizens of neighbouring territories? That is an open question. Most countries in the world are unable to provide vaccinations to their own citizens. The nature of Israel’s dispute with the Palestinians creates complex questions about this issue, but it is not due to discrimination that Israel isn’t vaccinating residents of the West Bank or Gaza Strip.
The 139 countries that recognise the state of Palestine cannot also demand that Israel vaccinates citizens of a foreign state. Should Austria be blamed for not vaccinating the population of Slovakia?"
@teinosuke saidThe article I linked to does make the point that the PA is primarily responsible for healthcare and that they have not asked Israel for help.
From a highly pro-Israel source, I know, but here's one perspective on the matter:
https://www.thejc.com/comment/opinion/is-israel-discriminating-against-palestinians-with-vaccine-1.510338
"First of all, Israel is providing vaccines to everyone in its health network, including Palestinian residents of East Jerusalem who have Israeli health care. Second, there are case ...[text shortened]... tizens of a foreign state. Should Austria be blamed for not vaccinating the population of Slovakia?"
My point is that Israel could use this oppertunity to be real heroes; put the health of the region before politics and take the moral highground.
What that pro-Israeli source is doing is proving they can’t and won’t.
Leading human rights group calls Israel an 'apartheid' state - AP
JERUSALEM (AP) — A leading Israeli human rights group has begun describing both Israel and its control of the Palestinian territories as a single “apartheid” regime, using an explosive term that the country’s leaders and their supporters vehemently reject.
In a report released Tuesday, B’Tselem says that while Palestinians live under different forms of Israeli control in the occupied West Bank, blockaded Gaza, annexed east Jerusalem and within Israel itself, they have fewer rights than Jews in the entire area between the Mediterranean Sea and the Jordan River.
“One of the key points in our analysis is that this is a single geopolitical area ruled by one government,” said B’Tselem director Hagai El-Ad. “This is not democracy plus occupation. This is apartheid between the river and the sea.”
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https://apnews.com/article/religion-race-and-ethnicity-israel-mediterranean-sea-west-bank-3c9adae04858a7735b031e58e3419c64