While Israel is expecting a six-month recoil in coronavirus cases after administering a third, or booster, COVID-19 vaccine that has plummeted new infection, health officials have retooled requirements for their “Green Pass” system, and in the wake of new regulations, Palestinian workers will lose their status.

Social media platforms are pulling seemingly innocuous observations that Palestinians are incurring a great deal of harm from Israeli actions under the specter of “hate speech” violations.

2020 was the worst year for the Palestinian economy since 1995, and the pandemic is only part of the picture. Settler violence peaked, and Gaza’s economy was already years into a massive contraction.

Dave Reed spoke to Beth Miller, Senior Government Affairs Manager at JVP Action, about the political maneuvering that brought the Iron Dome funding expansion bill to its ultimate passage.

As COVID-19 testing finally increased in Palestine over the last month so did the number of positive cases and deaths.

Health officials have now mandated vaccines for government employees and students, and are offering up to $200 in prize money to encourage taking the jab among skeptics.

The fifth day of the Palestinian prisoners’ escape from an Israeli prison has sparked joy, pride and resistance in Palestinians. Israelis have cracked down on the protests even as they pour troops into the West Bank to try to find the six escapees. A Palestinian doctor was killed near Al-Aqsa mosque today.

Michael Arria and Dave Reed speak with Michael Bueckert of Canadians for Justice and Peace in the Middle East about the upcoming Canadian election.

Israel has been humiliated by the escape of 6 Palestinian prisoners Monday. Israelis describe the escapees as “terrorists,” and an anchor on i24 News said they are “dangerous people on the run.” Alon Eviatar, a former intelligence officer, told the channel that Israel has two choices, to capture the escaped prisoners or kill them. While Samer Sinijlawi, chair of the Jerusalem Development Fund, warned that if any prisoner is assassinated, it would be a “serious mistake” on Israel’s part and possibly result in an intifada, or uprising.

Mondoweiss founder and senior editor Phil Weiss speaks to Khaled Elgindy about the first meeting between President Joe Biden and newly installed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett.