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ISRAEL: A LIGHT UNTO THE NATIONS
BY TREATING PLO’S EREKAT WHO IS “CRITICAL” IN JERUSALEM HOSPITAL BY DAVID SAFFER Israel has shown itself to be a light unto the nations by treating critically ill Palestine Liberation Organisation secretary-general Saeb Erekat for Covid-19 in a Jerusalem hospital. Defence Minister Benny Gantz approved Erekat’s emergency transfer to an Israeli hospital. It is unclear how Israel’s humanitarian help will affect future peace negotiations.
Saeb Erekat
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Erekat, 62, is one of the most senior advisers to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and also served former PLO leader, Yasser Arafat. His admission to an Israeli hospital came despite the Palestinian leadership’s cutting ties with Israel this year over annexation plans and opposition to US President Donald Trump’s Mideast plan. When news of Erekat’s admission emerged, a number of Israeli MKs condemned the decision,
noting Israel should have demanded Hamas return civilian captives and soldiers’ bodies. Bezalel Smotrich of the Yamina Party reportedly said offering humanitarian assistance to Israel’s “enemy” without demanding the return of the Israelis from Gaza was “nether moral nor logical.” Smotrich added that Israel should have demanded the CONTINUED ON PAGE 4
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