West Bank – The Diplomatic Envoy

Palestine Struggles with Vaccines While the Virus Transcends Borders

March 8, 2021March 7, 2021 Juliet Nangini 0 Comments COVID-19, Gaza, Israel, vaccine, West Bank

Israel stands tall on the international stage with its success in vaccination distribution, while Palestinians under Israeli occupation await access to vaccines. According to Al Jazeera, “[Israel] has already supplied vaccine doses to more than half of its 9.3 million people in just less than two months, making it the world leader in the vaccination drive to inoculate populations.” However, recently, Israel has been criticized for shipping vaccines overseas as Palestinians remain unvaccinated.

2020 Americas International News Middle East November 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Becomes the first High-Ranking Diplomat to Visit Israeli Settlements

November 29, 2020November 29, 2020 Hamzah Khan 0 Comments COVID-19, Israel, Palestine, Pompeo, U.S., West Bank

United States Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made an unprecedented move last Thursday, November 19, when he became the first high-ranking U.S. diplomat to visit Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Golan Heights.

2020 International News Middle East September 2020

UAE-Israel Peace Deal Normalizes Relations

September 7, 2020November 11, 2021 Mark Gorman 0 Comments Israel, Palestine, U.S., UAE, West Bank

U.S. President Donald Trump announced on August 27 that Israel and the UAE would be normalizing relations after decades of tension. Reuters reports that the UAE and Israel first announced the move to normalize relations on August 13, but did not agree on a deal at that time. This deal is the result of Trump’s broader attempts at peace in the Middle East.