News and Analysis (7/9/20)

While numbers of US businesses were shut out of the Relief packages, pro-Israeli nonprofit organizations benefited heavily:

• Israel Affinity Organizations and Businesses Received Millions in Forgivable PPP Loans (WRMEA)

“Palestinian residents face widespread discrimination, most lack citizenship and many live in fear of being forced out” …

• Jerusalem Offers a Grim Model for a Post-Annexation Future (NY Times)

… as is demonstrated by a Jerusalem court’s eviction of a family from the home they built 30 years ago and the destruction of a centuries old cemetery:

• Annex and Dispossess: Use of the Absentee’s Property Law to Dispossess Palestinians of Their Property in East Jerusalem (Peace Now)
• Israel is Replacing a 200-year old Muslim Cemetery with a Homeless Shelter (TRT World)

Chinese investment, a Syrian military alliance, and the opposition of both foes and friends to America’s attempt to manipulate the UN Security Council all attest to the failure of “maximum pressure” tack:

• In Deep Trouble, Iran Grabs a Chinese Lifeline (Washington Post)
• Syrian President Hails Syria-Iran Comprehensive Military Agreement (Xinhuanet)
• Cornered At UNSC, US Faces Historic Rebuke From World Powers Over Iran (Kashmir Observer)

Would the one-state solution under the current Israeli system guarantee Palestinian equal rights?

• Beinart is Latest Liberal Zionist to Abandon Two-State Solution (Mondoweiss)

While many people are resorting to social distancing, Abdelaziz, a psychiatrist and Muslim Chaplin, works full-week providing spiritual healing for Muslims and non-Muslims patients:

• M Health Fairview’s Lead Muslim Chaplain Talks About the Role of Faith and Prayer During COVID-19 Pandemic (Sahan Journal)

His works introduced the decimal system (“Arabic numerals”) to Europe:

• Al Khwarizmi: a Muslim Mathematical Genius Who Revolutionised Algebra (The Conversation)

How India forced Imran Khan to abandon a bi-lateral negotiation for international intervention:

• Pakistan’s Kashmir Policy Post-Article 370 (The Diplomat)