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Nidal Al-Azza

Nidal Al-Azza is a human rights lawyer and the director of the non-profit Badil Resource Center for Palestinian Residency and Refugee Rights, located in Bethlehem, the West Bank. He was born and raised in Aida Refugee Camp, where he currently...

Voices from the Middle East: Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank Confront the COVID-19 Crisis
A man walks past closed shops as preventive measures are taken against the coronavirus, Bethlehem in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, March 6, 2020. Mussa Qawasma/Reuters
Covid-19 Coverage

Voices from the Middle East: Palestinian Refugees in the West Bank Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

Refugees everywhere are particularly vulnerable to the COVID-19 pandemic. Palestinian refugees in the West Bank and Gaza are legally under the protection of the UN and Israel. Are these authorities meeting their obligations? Amahl Bishara talks to Badil director Nidal Al-Azza to find out and to lear
Amahl Bishara, Nidal Al-Azza • 9 min read