A review of Mondoweiss’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic in Palestine over the last 19 months.

While the omicron variant of the coronavirus spread to 57 countries this week, Palestinians announced that so far, “Palestine is free of any infection with the new mutation.”

Palestinians have reimposed a state of emergency in an attempt to prevent the spread of the omicron variant.

Yumna Patel speaks with Palestinian farmers working to bring in their olive crop as the harvest season winds down, and captures some of the sounds of the olive harvest.

“As perceived by the children, economic conditions had the most influence on their ability to stay in school,” a new report from Al Mezan says.

Palestinian health officials expanded their vaccination drive on Thursday and approved shots for children age 12 and up. The previous regulations limited shots to children age 16 and older.  

The movement for Palestinian liberation has long engaged with labor struggles around the world, and this moment is no different. Michael Arria talks to organizers in the tech industry working to counter Project Nimbus, a joint Amazon/Google project with the Israeli military.

According to a release from Al Mezan, a Gaza-based human rights monitor, at the start of September “38% of essential drugs and 22% of medical disposables were at ‘zero stock’” in Gaza.

Beginning in November, Palestinians will need to present proof of vaccine status, confirming they have received three doses in order to cross checkpoints to work in Israel and West Bank settlements. 

Phil Weiss has a wide-ranging conversation with Palestinian businessman Sam Bahour about Palestinian politics in the wake of the May 2021 Unity Intifada, and alternatives to the two-state solution.