{"id":19992,"date":"2019-01-30T06:42:24","date_gmt":"2019-01-30T11:42:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19992"},"modified":"2019-01-30T06:42:26","modified_gmt":"2019-01-30T11:42:26","slug":"news-and-analysis-1-30-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=19992","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (1\/30\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The warden&#8217;s insistence that the condemned man must have a Christian minister rather than a Muslim imam as his spiritual adviser in the execution chamber violates his freedom of religion:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al.com\/news\/montgomery\/2019\/01\/alabama-death-row-inmate-claims-muslim-spiritual-adviser-barred-from-execution.html\">Alabama Death Row Inmate Claims Muslim Spiritual Adviser Barred from Execution<\/a> (al.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It took Israeli security two hours to respond and then they focused on teargassing Palestinians and three more were injured by live ammunition and &#8220;it was not clear whether they were shot by settlers or soldiers&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/middleeast\/2019\/01\/unhcr-deeply-concerned-settler-attack-palestinians-190129165805245.html\">UNHCR &#8216;Deeply Concerned&#8217; over Settler Attack on Palestinians<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Netanyahu contends that &#8220;unarmed civilians&#8221; stationed in Hebron &#8220;for more than 20 years to report on human rights violations&#8221; are &#8220;acting against his country&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-47045622\">Hebron: Palestinians Denounce Israeli Decision to End Observer Mission<\/a> (BBC)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Iranian government hypocritically grants itself a privilege it denies to its citizens:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/01\/iran-central-bank-issues-draft-rules-cryptocurrency-190129051653656.html\">Iran&#8217;s Central Bank Issues Draft Rules on Cryptocurrency<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Taking &#8220;Venezuelan oil off the market, also will likely make it that much harder to put the screws to Iran with tougher restrictions on Tehran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s oil sales later this spring&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2019\/01\/29\/how-trumps-venezuela-sanctions-could-undercut-his-iran-policy-pdvsa-maduro-guaido-oil\/\">How Trump\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Venezuela Sanctions Could Undercut His Iran Policy<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The American assessment presented by [Dan] Coats on Tuesday appeared to contradict&#8221; Israeli&#8217;s claims of &#8220;near victory over Iran in Syria&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/us-intel-chief-iran-will-strike-back-if-israel-keeps-attacking-in-syria\/\">US Intel Chief: Iran Will Likely Strike Back if Israel Keeps Attacking in Syria<\/a> (Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The family says that the terror started on Christmas Day when bullets went flying through the front of their home&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/abc13.com\/muslim-family-believes-home-was-targeted-after-2nd-shooting-\/5111713\/\">Muslim Family in Katy Believes Home Was Targeted After Second Shooting<\/a> (abc13)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>AI charges &#8220;four companies are contributing to, and profiting from, the maintenance, development and expansion of illegal settlements, which amount to war crimes under international criminal law&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/01\/airbnb-profiting-illegal-israeli-settlements-amnesty-190130053535900.html\">Airbnb &#8216;Profiting&#8217; 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