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While the world is busy with the virus, Israel is annexing the West Bank

Foreign volunteers are not allowed into Palestine and we have few donations, so it is very difficult to run my education charity. #HumansofCOVID19

By Jáfia Câmara

While the world is busy with the virus, Israel is annexing the West Bank — Abdulhakim Sabbah | Abdulhakim Sabbah

Published: June 11, 2020, 10:37 am

My name is Abdulhakim Sabbah, and I live in the city of Nablus, in the heart of Palestine midway between Jerusalem in the south and Bethlehem in the north.

I have been the director of Project Hope since 2005. It’s one of the most active charities in Nablus. We organise educational and recreational activities, mainly for children. I am also the founder of the Nablus Festival of Culture and Arts.

For two and a half months, since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, life stopped in Palestine. All businesses and schools were closed on 5 March, when the Palestinian Authority officially started the lockdown.

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