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By Aryeh Stern
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Friday, January 29, 2021 at 4:55 am | ט ז שבט תשפ א
Israeli police at a temporary roadblock in Tel Aviv making sure people are keeping to the government’s guidelines during a nationwide lockdown. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
The Knesset is slated to vote Sunday to increase fines for violations of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown in a move which is aimed at ensuring support for a government decision to extend the lockdown by an additional week.
Knesset Speaker Yariv Levin announced on Friday that the Knesset will convene Sunday afternoon to deliberate and vote on a bill pushed by Blue and White which would increase the size of fines imposed on individuals, businesses, and institutions violating the coronavirus lockdown.
US politicians slam Israel for preventing Palestine access to covid vaccine
Instagram post by the Institution of Middle East Understanding, Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman, Congressman Joaquin Castro, Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Congresswoman Marie Newman [IMEU/Instagram] January 29, 2021 at 10:46 am
Democrat politicians in the US have slammed Israel for preventing Palestinians from accessing the coronavirus vaccine.
In an Instagram post by the Institution of Middle East Understanding (IMEU), politicians criticised Israel for its lack of responsibility in ensuring Palestinians also received the vaccine to protect against COVID-19, which has ripped across the world, causing a global pandemic.
Newly elected Democratic Congressman Jamaal Bowman said: [Israeli Prime Minister] Netanyahu must ensure that both Israelis and Palestinians have access to the Covid vaccine. This cruelty is another reminder of why the occupation must end.
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As Israel begins to administer Covid-19 vaccines to their citizens, Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have been left without access to the inoculations, with many warning it could be months before they can secure enough doses.
“It will be many months before we receive a quantity of vaccines sufficient to vaccinate people en masse,” Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh of the Palestinian Authority (PA), which has limited self-rule in the West Bank, said on Thursday.
Palestinian leaders and international activists were quick to point out Israel is obligated to ensure that Palestinians are vaccinated as quickly as possible.
11:59 A.M. Israel delivers 2,000 COVID vaccines to Palestinian Authority
Israel delivered 2,000 coronavirus vaccines to the West Bank on Monday, the first batch of 5,000 inoculations intended for Palestinian medical staff.
The decision to dispatch vaccines to the Palestinian Authority came after a recommendation from the Defense Ministry and the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories.
The Moderna vaccines were delivered via the Beitunia crossing in the West Bank.
(Yaniv Kubovich)
9:50 A.M. Experts warn against uncontrolled exit from third COVID-19 lockdown
A team of experts who advised the National Security Council at the beginning of the coronavirus crisis is warning that an uncontrolled exit from the third lockdown could lead to a severe outbreak of the virus in Israel.
Leaving lockdown would be irresponsible, Edelstein says amid rising infections
Health Minister attributes persistent rise in virus cases, like of which not seen in Israel s previous two lockdowns, to new variants of coronavirus that have been running rampant in recent weeks
Matan Tzuri |
Published: 01.28.21 , 14:15
Health Minister Yuli Edelstein said on Thursday it would be irresponsible to end the nationwide COVID-19 lockdown while cases continue to surge across the country. Stepping out [of lockdown] in the current situation would be highly irresponsible, it s something we would not be able to deal with, Edelstein said. The lockdown is for the public s health and therefore both the government and Knesset will have to choose - either we extend the lockdown or open everything, with all everything it entails.