Israel shuts down Palestinian Coronavirus Testing Clinic in East Jerusalem (2020)

2020-04-22

Israeli police raided a coronavirus testing clinic in the East Jerusalem Palestinian neighborhood of Silwan and arrested its organizers on Tuesday night because the clinic was operated in collaboration with the Palestinian Authority. The clinic was opened in a hall at one of the local mosques. It was closed on Tuesday night because to the end-of-Passover curfew, but police officers nonetheless arrived, questioned neighbors and arrested four activists who were involved in setting up the clinic. Israel prohibits any PA activity in Jerusalem and last month also prevented PA workers from disinfecting public spaces in the capital.
Israel shuts down Palestinian Coronavirus Testing Clinic in East Jerusalem (2020)