Barbara Swirski

Barbara Swirski, is a sociologist and author of ‘Calling the Equality Bluff: Women in Israeli’ and of numerous articles on the Israeli public health system. She is the founder and former director of the Adva Center.

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Magen David Adom workers evacuate a man suspected of contracting coronavirus at Shaere Tsedek Hospital in Jerusalem, March 30, 2020. (Yossi Zamir/Flash90)
The occupation has left Israel’s health system unequipped to handle a pandemic
Endless occupation and neoliberal policies have made it impossible for Israel to maintain a functioning public health system that is able to respond to the outbreak of COVID-19.
By Shlomo Swirski and Barbara Swirski April 19, 2020
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