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Vaccinations arrive in North Carolina. Credit: Umm Forat

When It Comes to Vaccinations, Gaza is Better than the West Bank

Our daughter is enjoying sugary American food, but for her father, North Carolina brings something sweeter: a COVID-19 vaccine he wouldn’t yet get in Palestine. Eating Animals “Ima, which animal…

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For Palestinian Kids, the Occupation Childhood Becomes a Pandemic Childhood, Too

Kids from east Jerusalem take on their parents’ fears of losing their residency rights. The stress of the corona virus pandemic doesn’t make things easier. Three-year old Adam was screaming.…

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‘It Sounds Like the Palestinian Authorities Are Managing the Pandemic Better Than Israel’

The Israeli lockdown curtailed plans to visit a cousin for the Jewish new year – a relief given the government’s failure to contain the coronavirus The area code “02” appeared…

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“You’re an Angel,” I wrote to the Soldier in the Army that Controls the Lives of Millions of Palestinians

A little girl who just wants to marry her giraffe shouldn’t have to shoulder the responsibility of her parents’ struggle with the occupying authorities.   The automated phone system of…

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