According to recent reports within the Israeli media, Germany has promised to incorporate the country within the EU’s coronavirus vaccination deal that's being made with large pharmaceutical companies.
The pledge was made by German secretary of state Heiko Maas and Health Minister Jens Spahn to Israel’s secretary of state Gabi Ashkenazi as a continuation of the country’s “special relationship” because of the Holocaust.Germany - widely considered within the EU as a strict enforcer of the bloc’s rules - apparently bent the principles this point to make sure that an EU-produced vaccine would first be given to European countries and Israel.
The Palestinian territory of Gaza, however, might not be so lucky. The virus in Israeli blockaded land which is additionally densely populated has reached a “catastrophic stage.”
Gaza was already suffering from a shortage of medical equipment after more than a decade of a deadly Israeli siege leaving hospitals without vital equipment needed to cope with a pandemic.
Pleas by Palestinian doctors in Gaza that the health system could collapse, have largely gone unheard and therefore the Berlin-Tel Aviv deal only underscores that which makes no mention of Palestinians.
There have been no commitments made by Germany towards the Palestinians who are currently under an Israeli occupation which has its own historical reasons that can be closely linked to Germany’s actions.
Following the Holocaust at the hands of Third Reich , which systematically killed eleven million people, six million of whom were Jews and therefore the rest being Poles, Roma, Slavic people and other political dissidents, Germany has often sought to assist Israel.
In 2015, Germany sold Israel four warships at a big discount as a part of what it considers an atonement.
An Israeli diplomat in Berlin said following the announcement: “Germany sees Israel as part of Europe in terms of procuring the vaccine and therefore it will be permitted to convey the vaccine to be used in Israel when it's approved.”
Israel has seen quite 337,000 thousand coronavirus cases and almost 3,000 deaths so far . Palestinians, on the other hand, have seen coronavirus infections approach the 100,000 mark and more than 770 dead.
In August of this year, the EU signed a affect drug company AstraZeneca to provide it with 400 million vaccines from which now Israel also will be ready to purchase stock.
Palestinians, however, so far will need to likely wait once there's a more general rollout of the vaccine.
Israel’s secretary of state said that Israel’s early access to the vaccine would “allow the economy to return to full activity in Israel.”
More than 80 percent of Covid-19 vaccines are bought by richer countries just like the us , Canada, Britain and therefore the European Union , who have already pre-ordered much of the initial supply of the vaccine, leaving poorer countries potentially waiting years for it to succeed in them.
The Palestinian territory of Gaza, however, might not be so lucky. The virus in Israeli blockaded land which is additionally densely populated has reached a “catastrophic stage.”
Gaza was already suffering from a shortage of medical equipment after more than a decade of a deadly Israeli siege leaving hospitals without vital equipment needed to cope with a pandemic.
Pleas by Palestinian doctors in Gaza that the health system could collapse, have largely gone unheard and therefore the Berlin-Tel Aviv deal only underscores that which makes no mention of Palestinians.
There have been no commitments made by Germany towards the Palestinians who are currently under an Israeli occupation which has its own historical reasons that can be closely linked to Germany’s actions.
Following the Holocaust at the hands of Third Reich , which systematically killed eleven million people, six million of whom were Jews and therefore the rest being Poles, Roma, Slavic people and other political dissidents, Germany has often sought to assist Israel.
In 2015, Germany sold Israel four warships at a big discount as a part of what it considers an atonement.
An Israeli diplomat in Berlin said following the announcement: “Germany sees Israel as part of Europe in terms of procuring the vaccine and therefore it will be permitted to convey the vaccine to be used in Israel when it's approved.”
Israel has seen quite 337,000 thousand coronavirus cases and almost 3,000 deaths so far . Palestinians, on the other hand, have seen coronavirus infections approach the 100,000 mark and more than 770 dead.
In August of this year, the EU signed a affect drug company AstraZeneca to provide it with 400 million vaccines from which now Israel also will be ready to purchase stock.
Palestinians, however, so far will need to likely wait once there's a more general rollout of the vaccine.
Israel’s secretary of state said that Israel’s early access to the vaccine would “allow the economy to return to full activity in Israel.”
More than 80 percent of Covid-19 vaccines are bought by richer countries just like the us , Canada, Britain and therefore the European Union , who have already pre-ordered much of the initial supply of the vaccine, leaving poorer countries potentially waiting years for it to succeed in them.
(With input from news agency language) If you like this story, share it with a friend!
We are a non-profit organization. Help us financially to keep our journalism free from government and corporate pressure.
0 Comments