In a recent tweet, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh claimed that Israel and its policies thwart efforts to protect Palestinians from the spreading Coronavirus. Is there truth to his claim? Kobi Michael will address Shtayyeh’s accusations and discuss the measures taken by Israel to prevent contamination in the PA and the difficulties of doing so. Kobi Michael is a senior research fellow at the INSS and editor of “Strategic Assessment”. Among his primary research interests are peace and war studies; strategy; national security; civil-military relations; socio-military relations; peace maintenance; and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Dr. Michael served as the deputy director general and head of the Palestinian desk at the Ministry for Strategic Affairs. |