CFJ-Colorado Interview with Yara M. Asi: A Tale of Two Covid-19 Responses – Israel & Palestine

Interview

In this live interview (done Thursday, May 13, 2021) Dr. Asi discussed the discrepancy between how Israel dealt swiftly and effectively with the COVID-19 pandemic within Israel’s borders but has largely failed to do likewise among Palestinians living in the Occupied Territories (West Bank and Gaza). Yara M. Asi is a non-resident Fellow at the Arab Center Washington D.C., a Policy Member of Al-Shabaka, and a Postdoctoral Scholar at the University of Central Florida specializing in health in fragile and conflict-affected states.