Rep. Rashida Tlaib, D-Mich., Described Israel as a ‘racist state’ during an interview on ‘Democracy Now!’ Tuesday during the discussion of the low vaccination rate of Palestinians.
The host, Amy Goodman, mentioned that Israel is one of the most vaccinated countries in the world, with 20%, while Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank – where Tlaib has family members – are unlikely to receive vaccines.
Tlaib was asked to take her and says that it is’ important to understand that Israel is a racist state by denying Palestinians like my grandmother access to a vaccine; that they do not believe that she is an equal human being who deserves to live, deserves to be protected by this global pandemic. ‘
“It’s really hard to watch this apartheid state continue to deny their own neighbors, the people who breathe the same air, in the same communities,” Tlaib said. “I hope our country sees what the Palestinians have been trying to tell us for a very long time: that Israel does not intend to ever care or to allow equality or freedom for them as their neighbors. And you can see that with the distribution of the vaccines. ‘
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Tlaib said Israel has the power to distribute vaccines to the Palestinians, but their alleged refusal to do so is an illustration of what they presumably are: an apartheid state. ‘
Data from a tracking site run by Oxford University shows that Israel has administered more COVID-19 vaccinations than any other country. Palestinians, however, were not covered during the deployment.
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According to a report by The Guardian, Israeli officials claim that Palestinians may receive excess vaccines and that the Palestinian Authority has not officially asked for help.