A COVID-19 testing station near Nazareth

Dearth of Coronavirus Testing among Arab Citizens of Israel

Leaders of the Arab community in Israel, including Knesset members from the Joint List, maintain that Arab citizens face discrimination in testing for COVID-19. Figures released by the Ministry of Health show that the number confirmed infections among the Arab population is significantly lower that among the Jewish population. Out of just over 9,000 confirmed…

The head of the Knesset's Labor, Health and Welfare Committee, MK Aida Touma-Sliman, during the meeting held on Tuesday, March 31

Without Crucial Safety Inspectors, Construction Sites Go Unmonitored

With 70 percent of Labor and Social Services Ministry’s building safety inspectors sent home to isolation, tens of thousands of construction workers, mostly Palestinians from the occupied territories, continue to work at construction sites with no reduction in workload and without a supervisory body ensuring compliance with Health Ministry regulations. Even under normal conditions, Israel…

73 Communist & Workers Parties Demand Immediate Measures to Protect Peoples’ Health and Rights

Seventy-three Communist and Workers Parties from around the world have issued a joint statement on the global situation created in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Initiated by the Communist Party of Greece (KKE), the signatory CPs express their support for both medical personnel and those suffering from the disease and denounce the huge shortages…