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COVID-19 and the Systematic Neglect of Palestinians in East Jerusalem

A new briefing by MAP, Al-Haq and the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights Centre, exposes how systematic neglect and de-development of Palestinian healthcare has left Palestinian communities in East Jerusalem extremely vulnerable to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic.

The joint paper highlights how Israel’s discriminatory response to COVID-19 in East Jerusalem, coupled with long-standing failures to fulfil fundamental human rights, has compounded Palestinians’ susceptibility to the pandemic.

a scene from the occupied Palestinian territory, visually conveying the humanitarian and public‑health context in which the report is set.
Publication cover image for Chronic Impunity: Gaza's health sector under repeated attack Abed Rahim Khatib
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The joint paper highlights how Israel’s discriminatory response to COVID-19 in East Jerusalem, coupled with long-standing failures to fulfil fundamental human rights, has compounded Palestinians’ susceptibility to the pandemic.