Sellers in Jerusalem's Old City bemoan virus as 'worse than war'

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Mar 19, 2020 | News | Jerusalem & Area
Sellers in Jerusalem's Old City bemoan virus as 'worse than war'

Munib Abu Assab, a tour operator in Jerusalem’s Old City, has seen deserted streets before, but he said not even past military conflicts over the contested land compare to the impact of coronavirus.

The 56-year-old Palestinian has lived though the 1967 Six Day War, the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the threat of Iraqi Scud missiles in the 1991 Gulf War and two Palestinian intifadas, or uprisings.

Full Story (The Times of Israel)


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