“The timing is good for him,” said Gideon Rahat, a political scientist at Israel’s Hebrew University. Israel has faced international criticism for largely excluding Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip from the vaccination campaign. An Israeli official said Sunday that Israel is considering sharing surplus vaccines with friendly nations. Israel’s vaccination campaign has included its own Arab population. So far, he has received 2,000 doses from Israel to treat medical workers in the West Bank, and 10,000 doses from Russia.

Source: ABC News February 21, 2021 08:41 UTC