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07/06 Links Pt1: After Palestinians reject deal, Israel to send 700,000 vaccines to South Korea; Israel's Critics are Repulsed by Jewish Sovereignty a Like   Tweet   07/06 Links Pt1: After Palestinians reject deal, Israel to send 700,000 vaccines to South Korea; Israel's Critics are Repulsed by Jewish Sovereignty and Military Power noreply@blogger.com (Ian), 06 Jul 11:00 AM From Ian: After Palestinians reject deal, Israel to send 700,000 vaccines to South Korea Israel will send South Korea some 700,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine that are due to expire shortly in a deal signed between the two nations on Tuesday, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett announced, calling the deal a "win-win" situation for both countries. The deal comes weeks after the Palestinian Authority backed out of a similar agreement, saying the vaccine doses were too close to their expiration date despite Israel using the same batches to vaccinate its teens. Under the deal with Seoul, Israel will supply doses for immediate use that are set to expire by the end of the month. In return, Israel will receive the same number of doses from South Korean orders later in the year. "We continue to protect the lives of Israeli citizens," Bennett said in a statement. "The vaccines are efficient and life-saving — that's a fact. We agreed to an exchange that is a win-win situation. South Korea will receive vaccines from our existing stocks and we will be repaid from their future orders," Bennett said. The agreement was negotiated by Israel's Health Ministry together with the Foreign Ministry and the National Security Council. The statement said the agreement was made with the cooperation of Pfizer and came after several conversations in recent days between Bennett and...Read More Palestinians in Syria in danger of being forced to become Syrian soldiers noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 06 Jul 09:00 AM From The Action Group for Palestinians in Syria, June 25: Syrian security forces have tightened military grip around Deraa and its outskirts, south of Syria. Local sources told AGPS that all access roads to the city centre have been blocked except for the Sajneh road, where three military checkpoints have been pitched. Palestinian refugees have expressed concerns over a new wave of forced military conscription and arbitrary manhunts in the area. This comes only a weeks after Palestinians who had been forced out of the Deraa area were allowed to return after three years - under Russian mediation: A former commander of the Free Syrian Army (FSA) in the al-Lajat area told Enab Baladi that Russia's mediation through its affiliate 8th Brigade had allowed the return of displaced families from the villages of al-Shayyah, al-Shomara, al-Modawara, and Alali to their homes. He added that the residents of those areas had been displaced since 2018 in the villages of Hauran, and their areas were controlled by the 9th Division and Hezbollah-affiliated forces. He pointed out that residents took the return decision after Russia guaranteed them that the Syrian regime's security apparatus would not arrest them. The Palestinians...Read More Despite promises, the Palestinian Authority continues to violently arrest protesters, journalists, as opposition grows noreply@blogger.com (Unknown), 06 Jul 07:00 AM The Palestinian Authority has been arresting and attacking political opponents and protesters for years, but this is the first time that the Palestinian masses have been openly and publicly fighting back to a great extent. Yesterday, there were more protests against the apparent murder of Nizar Banat in Ramallah. The PA police responded by arresting, beating and dragging many of the protesters. When the PA arrested Abi Al-Aboudi and others, his wife, journalist Hind Sherida, went to the police station with her family and joined others in a protest chant to release the detainees. The police came out and beat, pepper sprayed and arrested the protesters, and pulled Sherida by the hair in front of her children. Her 77-year old father was pepper-sprayed and beaten. They then beat Hind inside the police station. Many other well known figures were arrested and beaten: political activist Omar Assaf, researcher Khaled Odallah, Omar Al-Jallad, Tayseer Al-Zabri, Adham Karajah, Hussam Barjas, Khaled Awad, Omar Al-Auri, Osama Al-Bdeir, Sri Othman Hammad , Adly Hanaysha...Read More    ©2021 EoZ | EoZ, NYC area Web Version   Preferences   Forward   Unsubscribe     Powered by Mad Mimi®A GoDaddy® company