Palestinians In The West Bank Improvise Checkpoints To Help Fight Coronavirus
In the shadow of Israeli watchtowers and settlements, Palestinians have set up improvised checkpoints to enforce a Palestinian Authority lockdown in areas where Palestinian police can't patrol.
by Daniel Estrin
Apr 17, 2020
2 minutes
Palestinians in the occupied West Bank are confronting the coronavirus crisis using familiar tactics from half a century of Israeli military occupation.
Village councils and political committees, well-schooled in community organizing through years of confronting Israel, have mobilized.
In the shadow of Israeli watchtowers and settlements, they have co-opted an emblem of their
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