{"id":12879,"date":"2014-12-19T07:08:44","date_gmt":"2014-12-19T12:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=12879"},"modified":"2014-12-19T07:13:44","modified_gmt":"2014-12-19T12:13:44","slug":"news-and-analysis-121914","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=12879","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/19\/14)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The &#8220;<span id=\"ext-gen16\">Dharm Jagran Samiti (DJS) functionary &#8230;<\/span>\u00c2\u00a0was reacting to the arrest of Nand Kishore Valmiki, a DJS activist [who] &#8230;\u00c2\u00a0was arrested on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in forcefully converting over 100 Muslims to Hinduism in Agra&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/indiahome\/indianews\/article-2879597\/We-free-India-Muslims-Christians-2021-DJS-leader-vows-continue-ghar-wapsi-plans-restore-Hindu-glory.html\">&#8216;We Will Free India of Muslims and Christians by 2021&#8217;: DJS Leader Vows to Continue &#8216;Ghar Wapsi&#8217; Plans and Restore &#8216;Hindu Glory&#8217;<\/a> (Daily Mail)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;In Geneva, the international community delivered a stinging rebuke to Israel&#8217;s settlement construction in the West Bank and east Jerusalem, saying the practice violates Israel&#8217;s responsibilities as an occupying power&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/palestinians-submit-draft-vote-27656104\">Palestinians Set Deadline for Israeli Occupation<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(AP \/ abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while an EU procedural ruling that &#8220;<span id=\"advenueINTEXT\">inclusion of the group was not based on a &#8216;concrete examination&#8217; of Hamas&#8217;s acts but on &#8216;imputations derived from the media and the internet'&#8221; paves the way for a more objective comparison of Hamas&#8217;s record and Israel&#8217;s&#8221; &#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/world\/europe\/General-Court-of-the-EU-orders-bloc-to-remove-Hamas-from-its-terror-blacklist\/articleshow\/45549686.cms\">General Court of the EU Orders Bloc to Remove Hamas from Its Terror Blacklist<\/a> (Times of India)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and the European Parliament has finally voted to recognize statehood of Palestine &#8220;in principal.&#8221; The vote &#8220;was carried by 498 votes to 88 with 111 abstentions&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irishtimes.com\/news\/world\/european-parliament-supports-recognition-of-palestine-in-principle-1.2041494\">European Parliament Supports Recognition of Palestine in Principle<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Irish Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Muslims and Jews come together in support of the victims of police brutality against African-Americans:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2014\/dec\/18\/jews-muslims-protest-new-york-police-violence-victims-hanukah-garner\">Jews and Muslims Stage New York Protest for Victims of Police Brutality<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Despite the fear of a backlash after the Sydney Siege, the Australian community has shown solidarity through the &#8220;#illridewithyou&#8221; which has gone viral, &#8220;Silma Ihram, of the Australia Muslim Women&#8217;s Association, said she had faith that Australian would come together in the wake of tragedy.&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sbs.com.au\/news\/article\/2014\/12\/16\/australian-muslims-condemn-madman-gunman-illridewithyou-trends\">Australian Muslims Condemn &#8216;Madman&#8217; 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