The Passover that Jews Went Hungry
From the blog of Steve Rodan at The Times of Israel
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From the blog of Steve Rodan at The Times of Israel
As I write this blog post, we’re halfway through Hanukkah and the darkness remains. The major cause for all the gloom is Covid-19 and the havoc it’s caused around the world. As ever, the most vulnerable and least secure have been hit the hardest by the crisis. That’s certainly the case for Palestinians living on the West Bank and in Gaza. The Palestinian economy has taken a battering, according to the latest report by the World Bank, while in Gaza the health infrastructure (already weak) is at breaking point with infection rates amongst the highest in the world.