“The activity of the Communist and Workers’ Parties under the conditions of the pandemic and the capitalist crisis, for safeguarding the health and the rights of the popular strata, in the struggle to change society, for socialism. ”
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Palestinian People’s Party
PPP activities during the Corona period
Since the emergence and expansion of the “Corona” virus in Palestine, it has imposed on our people, leadership, political parties and institutions, including our party, a new challenge to confront this epidemic, which required special and high-level attention in order to address this matter, including taking every extraordinary measures to confront this situation in order to protect the health of our people, with all the effort and responsibilities it requires. In this regard, while our party has kept pace with the developments of the spread of the epidemic and the efforts made to confront it, it showed special interest in public awareness and commitment to all preventive measures, without intimidation or miscalculation , to provide all health requirements for citizens and treatment for the affected , and address the negative effects on citizens, especially the popular groups, as a result of the state of emergency and the exceptional measures resulting from it, and confront all shortcomings or exploitation of the situation by any side. The party and its civil institutions have also put all possible energies and capabilities in the service of the official, civil and popular national effort to confront this epidemic. Despite the obstacles resulting from some official policies of a factional and confrontational nature , many party cadres and institutions joined in official, civil and popular emergency committees at different levels, as many of the party’s youth committees were formed to support the affected and poor family providing possible living assistance to them. The following is an extensive review of the most prominent roles that the party and its sectors played:
First - political performance - media and public awareness: The party issued (9) public and press statements, in addition to many statements and interviews on television and radio and other means of publication, in which the party and its representatives addressed: preventive public awareness of citizens, all the issues, challenges and requirements related to confronting the situation and addressing its effects, criticism of inappropriate government (PA) policies and procedures, the demand By improving performance, taking into account priorities, providing health and living requirements for citizens, and following up on achieving this. The most prominent of these issues were: 1. Adhere to the precautionary measures taken by the National Authority and the competent authoriIB Special Edition
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