{"id":17940,"date":"2017-12-15T14:21:02","date_gmt":"2017-12-15T19:21:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=17940"},"modified":"2017-12-15T16:01:29","modified_gmt":"2017-12-15T21:01:29","slug":"news-and-analysis-12-15-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=17940","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/15\/17)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p-text\">The U.S. hopes its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/dec\/14\/us-gives-evidence-iran-supplied-missiles-that-yemen-rebels-fired-at-saudi-arabia\">allegations of evidence that Iran assisted Houtis<\/a> to defend themselves from Saudi aggression will divert attention from its disastrous Syrian intervention, that &#8220;arms secretly sent to rebel factions fighting Syrian President\u00c2\u00a0Bashar Assad in his long civil war&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/world\/2017\/12\/14\/u-s-bought-weapons-syrian-rebels-and-some-wound-up-hands-isis-terrorists\/949209001\/?csp=breakingnews\">The U.S. Bought Weapons for Syrian Rebels \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and Some Wound Up in the Hands of ISIS Terrorists<\/a> (USA Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A University of Washington law professor with a husband, children, two stepchildren, and who teaches yoga, is among the many &#8220;Arabs, Muslims, and people with Muslim-sounding names&#8221; in the U.S. to have had\u00c2\u00a0their Global Entry clearances revoked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2017\/12\/14\/global-entry-trump-travel-ban-muslims\/\">Hundreds of Travelers Had Their Global Entry Airport Privileges Revoked \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lawyers Say It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Another Muslim Ban<\/a> (The Intercept)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;British troops breached the <a class=\"u-underline\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/law\/geneva-conventions\" data-link-name=\"auto-linked-tag\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Geneva conventions<\/a> and subjected Iraqi civilians to cruel and inhuman treatment by hooding them and taking turns to run over their backs &#8230; [and] in the way in which it detained civilians&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2017\/dec\/14\/british-troops-breached-geneva-conventions-in-iraq-high-court-rules\">British Troops Breached Geneva Conventions in Iraq, High Court Rules<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In the wake of the Trump embassy move announcement most of the violence in Palestine-Israel continues to be perpetrated by the Israelis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-israel-palestinians\/israeli-troops-kill-three-palestinians-wound-scores-in-protests-over-jerusalem-idUSKBN1E91T3?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=topNews&amp;utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News%29\">Israeli Troops Kill Four Palestinians, Wound 160 in Protests over Jerusalem<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;[T]he amount of hate I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gotten is like a drop in the bucket to the amount of love and the amount of support I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gotten from people&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.idahostatesman.com\/news\/politics-government\/article189614974.html\">Majority Minority: All Eyes on Bilal, a Hijab-clad Journalist Who Educates, Inspires<\/a> (Idaho Statesman)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Though some Muslims disapprove, there is nothing new about Muslims wishing Christian neighbors a &#8220;Merry Christmas&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/2017\/12\/victorian-muslims-celebrate-christmas-171214134651020.html\">How Did Victorian Muslims Celebrate Christmas?<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153As long as corrections officers fail to treat Muslim inmates as human beings \u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 we will continue to sue corrections personnel,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d said Attorney David Lane, who represents Ashaheed&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.denverpost.com\/2017\/12\/14\/muslim-colorado-inmate-beard-shaving-violated-religious-rights\/\">Former Colorado Inmate, a Muslim, Files Federal Suit, Claims Forced Shaving of Beard Violates Religious Rights<\/a> (Denver Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Suspect Shambu Lal Regar arrested in Rajasthan over film of labourer being hacked to death and burnt, which earned \u00c2\u00a33,473 in crowdfunding donations&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/world\/asia\/hindu-murders-muslim-video-campaign-shambu-lal-regar-hate-crime-islamaphobia-rajasthan-india-a8111786.html\">Hindu Posts Video of Himself Killing Muslim Online in Call for Anti-Islam Campaign Funding<\/a> (Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh organizations have signed a letter to Trump that retweeting hate videos as official Presidential statements &#8220;carried a dark and unmistakable message: Muslims are to be feared; 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