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East Jerusalem scrambles to prevent COVID-19 outbreak before RamadanJudith Sudilovsky - +972 - Israel had weeks to help prevent the spread of coronavirus in East Jerusalem. Instead, it dragged its feet in helping Palestinian hospitals, closed down testing sites, and blocked the PA from stepping in [ry] 27/4/2020
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East Jerusalem worries of healthcare collapse over coronavirus : With Israeli neglect and PA banned from operating, Palestinians in East Jerusalem battle coronavirus on their own.Mersiha Gadzo - Aljazeera - As the highly contagious coronavirus continues to spread, Palestinian health officials in occupied East Jerusalem are warning the medical system will "collapse" if an outbreak occurs because of a shortage of resources and a lack of qualified staff. Citing Israeli neglect of Palestinians living in the holy city and with the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority (PA) banned from operating in the area, Palestinians in East Jerusalem say they have been left to fend for themselves.(rh) 21/4/2020
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First coronavirus death in East Jerusalem amid Israeli `neglect`Al Jazeera - Palestinian officials say Arab population of occupied East Jerusalem overlooked by Israeli efforts to contain COVID-19 [ry] 20/4/2020
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Israel Shuts Palestinian Coronavirus Testing Clinic in East JerusalemNir Hasson - Haaretz - Until very recently, Israel neglected to act against the virus in East Jerusalem. Only after the PA filled the vacuum did Israel get a little bit started. But of course, clamping down on what Palestinians arranged for themselves could not even wait until the end of the Pesach Holiday. When doctors found out 40 confirmed cases in Silwan where overcrowded living conditions could lead to a rapid spread of the virus, a clinic was opened in a hall at one of the local mosques. The coronavirus tests were meant to be processed by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank. But police arrived, questioned neighbors and arrested four activists who were involved in setting up the clinic. [bz] The clinic was opened in a hall at one of the local mosques. It was closed on Tuesday night because to the end-of-Passover curfew, but police officers nonetheless arrived, questioned neighbors and arrested four activists who were involved in setting up the clinic. [bz]16/4/2020
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Abandoned by Israel, Jerusalem’s refugee camp is left to fight COVID-19 aloneYuval Abraham - +972 - With no tests, medical supplies, or isolation zones, the residents of Shuafat Refugee Camp are mobilizing to ensure they stay safe in the case of an outbreak [ry] 13/4/2020
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Coronavirus? Police, army and settlers continue with harassing Palestinians Michal Hai - This week in the Occupied Territories: March 29 - April 4, 2020. Israeli Police, Border Police and army persisted in their systemic harassment of the Issawiya neighborhood of East Jerusalem this week, in the midst of the worsening Corona-virus crisis: placing checkpoints, firing sponge rounds and teargas, arresting locals and fining them; Hooligans from Havat Maon outpost were busy this week stealing from their Palestinian neighbors; Israeli soldiers violently arrested a Palestinian youth picking Ka`ub (globe thistle) near Palestinian Susya, even though it is no longer prohibited; settlers from the West Bank hill-range outposts are widening a path they have cleared around Rashash, inside a nature reserve and firing zones, as well as founding a new outpost – Israeli police and army called to the site responded by chasing away Palestinian shepherds, and fining activists and NGO workers who are permitted (by of the Israeli Ministry of Health regulations) on the ground in order to document illegal works. [ak] 9/4/2020
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