Seems like a lot of people are interested in the vaccination issues in #Palestine, so I've collected some additional resources you can check out to learn more about this and surrounding issues (1/10):
First, the text of the 4th Geneva Convention. Specifically, section 3 about occupied territories: un.org/en/genocidepre…
Note that most states and international bodies (UNSC, UNGA, ICJ, ICRC) continue to recognize Israel as the occupying power, even in #Gaza.
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Now, Oslo Annex III. Here, we want to look at Article 17 regarding health, stating "The Palestinian side shall continue to apply the present standards of vaccination." Then I invite you to scroll through the rest of the provisions: mfa.gov.il/mfa/foreignpol…
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How can we assert that Oslo supersedes Geneva? To claim, in a pandemic, that *this specific provision* is relevant when many have been ignored for decades & Palestinians have little autonomy, is disingenuous. Further, Oslo was an INTERIM agreement signed 25+ years ago. (4/10)
This is not a new issue in the Palestinian healthcare system, as I wrote about for @AlShabaka at the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis: al-shabaka.org/briefs/occupat…
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Here are some other resources from people/groups who have argued that Israel is responsible for Palestinian vaccinations:
In terms of the behind the scenes politics of this, to be honest the news has been confusing regarding the PA procuring vaccines from other sources, whether Israel did or didn't provide some already, etc. But the PA is not required to ask to receive assistance.
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Palestinian citizens of Israel and some Palestinians in East Jerusalem do have access to the vaccine and many eligible have been vaccinated. But not Palestinians in the occupied Gaza Strip or West Bank, to my current knowledge (happy to be proven wrong). Hope this helps!
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Updates on #Palestinian vaccinations: After conflicting reports on negotiations between Israel/PA regarding #COVID19 vaccines (again, the PA is not required to "ask" under IHL), Israel rejected PA requests for vaccines for medical workers. (independent.co.uk/news/world/mid…).
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Today, the Palestinian Authority reports that they won't receive their first shipments of vaccines (not from Israel, but from AstraZeneca and potentially Moderna, Johnson & Johnson, Russia, and/or the WHO COVAX program for LMIC) until March: reuters.com/article/us-hea…
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This after Netanyahu promised that all Israelis above age 16 (presumably including settlers in the West Bank) would be vaccinated by end of March, coincidentally before the next round of Israeli elections: cnn.com/world/live-new…