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Systematic discrimination and fragmentation as key barriers to Palestinian health and healthcare

This position paper describes how systematic discrimination and the fragmentation of the Palestinian people by Israel present a fundamental challenge to Palestinians’ rights to health and dignity, and inhibit the delivery and development of a Palestinian healthcare system.

It exposes how this has resulted in stark health inequalities between Palestinians and Israelis, which have accelerated as a result of recent military offensives and the COVID-19 pandemic.

The document outlines how systemic discrimination, occupation, fragmentation and restrictive policies undermine Palestinian health, limit healthcare access, damage infrastructure, and create health inequalities, urging action to address root causes and up
The separation wall in Bethlehem. William Parry