President of the Palestinian Medical Relief Society Dr. Mustafa Barghouti visited the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem today to meet with its residents amidst recent attempts of displacement and ethnic…
Month: May 2021
How Women are Affected by the Covid-19 Pandemic
The pandemic has marked a time of increased anxiety and fear, especially as lockdowns were imposed to combat the spread of COVID-19. The UN reported that even prior to the…
Sheikh Jarrah: Eviction & Increased Violence in East Jerusalem
At the end of April, Lehava, an ultra-right Jewish supremacist group took the streets of Jerusalem to chant “Death to the Arabs.” The physical and verbal attacks on Palestinian livelihoods…
Second wave of coronavirus surges in the Gaza Strip
May 1, 2021 After a short-lived fall in the number of patients with COVID-19 in February, the Gaza Strip is experiencing a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths throughout…