Israel, a world leader in vaccinations per capita, has fully immunized nearly 40 percent of its population in just over two months. Netanyahu is campaigning for re-election as Israel’s coronavirus vaccine champion at the same time that he is on trial for corruption. On Friday, Israel postponed plans to vaccinate Palestinians who work inside the country and its West Bank settlements until further notice. But human rights groups and many Palestinians say Israel is an occupying power responsible for the wellbeing of the Palestinians. Israel says that under interim peace accords reached in the 1990s, it does not have any such obligation.

Source: Egypt Independent March 08, 2021 08:03 UTC