
COVID-19 and threats of annexation compound permanent crisis of occupation: UNCTAD
Since March 2020, the occupied Palestinian territory has witnessed several waves of the COVID-19 pandemic. The subsequent series of lockdowns imposed by the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) sharply curtailed economic activity. According to the latest UNCTAD report on its assistance to the Palestinian people, the pandemic, combined with other negative occupation-related developments, have made 2020 the worst year for the Palestinian …