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Eliminating Disparities in Israel and the Occupied Territories is Critical to the Future of Health in this Country. Socio-economic gaps in Israel and the Occupied Territories are widenening, exacting a high toll on our lives. Join us in calling on Prime Minister Netanyahu to declare closing the gaps a top priority and to allocate funds accordingly.
A joint project of PHR-IL and ActiveStills. Photography: ActiveStills
A Palestinian youth is arrested during a right-wing demonstration in the Old City on Jerusalem Day, May 21, 2009 / Right-wing extremists march through the Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan, under heavy security; April 25, 2010
Access to health services for Palestinians in East Jerusalem is constrained by the separation barrier, by a disregard for their right to basic social services, and by unequal distribution of resources. Their right to health is further flouted by house demolitions, violent security personnel, isolation from West Bank Palestinian communities, unemployment and poverty. The physical and emotional health of Palestinians in East Jerusalem is increasingly damaged as their personal security deteriorates and they are continuously hounded as a community.
A Former Mother-Child Medical Clinic in the Bedouin Village of Abu Talul/ A Mother- Child Clinic inTel Aviv's Bavli Neighborhood
In October 2009, the Ministry of Health shut down three Mother- Child Medical clinics in the Bedouin Villages of Abu Talul, Kasr el Sar, and Wadi Naam in the Negev. All together, the clinics provided treatment and services to over 18,000 citizens. As a result, the lives of women and children have been placed in grave danger. Closure of the clinics represents a direct affront to Israel's Founding Laws gaurunteeing the right to life and physical wellness to all citizens, as well as the provision of minimum standards of respect and health
A Depleted Water Basin in the West Bank's Jordan River Valley/ The Swimming Pool at the 'Municipal Country Club' in the Israeli Settlement of Ma'ale Adumim
Israel controls the water systems that serve both Israelis and Palestinians. 80% of the supply is allocated to Israeli use, while Palestinians in the West Bank are allowed only 20%. This discriminatory division has caused a chronic water crisis for many Palestinian villages. In addition, Palestinians are forced to make do with two thirds less than the average minimum alottment per person as indicated by the World Health Organization (100 liters a day), while in the Settlements and in Israel, the average consumption per person rests at 350 liters per day.
Asylum Seekers Vy for Entry Outside a Branch of the Interior Ministry to Renew Temporary Stay Permits/ Identity Card Ceremony for New Immigrants from England Sponsored by the Jewish Agency's "Red Carpet Project"
Though refugees and asylum seekers have the possibility of staying in Israel temporarily by law, through permits issued by the Interior Ministry itself, the State does all in it's power to make life for these groups extremely difficult. They are left without social rights, including the right to work, the right to health insurance, education for their children, and social services. As long as Israel's immigration policy is comprised solely of the Right of Return, injustices against non- Jewish migrant groups, including refugees and asylum seekers, will continue.
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