The latest: 247,641 Palestinians tested positive for COVID-19; 221,221 recoveries; and 2,629 deathsOf those who…
Cases of COVID-19 continue to rise in the West Bank and Gaza as Palestinians experience a third wave, overwhelming hospitals and filling ICU’s to their maximum capacity.
Zaina Arafat joined Mondoweiss Associate Editor Allison Deger to discuss her novel, YOU EXIST TOO MUCH.
Over the last week the West Bank continues to experience a “significant surge” in a third COVID-19 wave, according to the World Health Organization with some areas doubling the number of active cases in the last seven days.
For over a month the COVID positivity rate has precipitously dropped in Gaza. Once the second highest positivity rate in the world, this week the WHO reported it is down to 6%. Gaza received its second batch of Russian vaccines on Monday, as local lockdowns come to a close.
Michael Arria and Dave Reed speak with US Campaign for Palestinian Rights Executive Director Ahmad Abuznaid about the future of the Palestine solidarity movement, challenges to expanding BDS work, and how the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights is engaging with Jewish anti-occupation groups.
Mondoweiss US Correspondent Michael Arria speaks with Sumaya Awad and brian bean about their new book “Palestine: A Socialist Introduction.”