{"id":27625,"date":"2019-09-14T13:07:10","date_gmt":"2019-09-14T18:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=27625"},"modified":"2019-09-14T13:07:11","modified_gmt":"2019-09-14T18:07:11","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-14-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=27625","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (9\/14\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p> &#8220;[T]he peaceful handover of power, a rarity in the Arab world, belies the  political instability and economic stagnation that have plagued the  country&#8221; which still has no constitutional court to resolve ambiguities: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2019\/09\/tunisia-presidential-election-190911145310951.html\">Four Things to Know About Tunisia&#8217;s Presidential Election<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The national security adviser departed abruptly after President Trump  suggested he might lift some sanctions as an incentive for Tehran to get  to the negotiating table&#8221; &#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/trump-john-bolton-argued-over-iran-sanctions-n1054481\">Trump and John Bolton Sparred over Lifting Iran Sanctions<\/a> (NBC News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but Bolton&#8217;s exit comes too late to prevent China from capitalizing on America&#8217;s sabotage of Iranian-European relations:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/opinion\/the-promise-of-chinese-investment-brings-iran-in-from-the-cold-29686\">The Promise of Chinese Investment Brings Iran In from the Cold<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.petroleum-economist.com\/articles\/politics-economics\/middle-east\/2019\/china-and-iran-flesh-out-strategic-partnership\">China and Iran Flesh Out Strategic Partnership<\/a> (Petroleum Economist)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Is there any hope the Canadian courts will seize Israeli assets to compensate the American victims of terrorism by the IDF and Israeli subsidized settlers?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jta.org\/2014\/03\/24\/united-states\/canadian-court-orders-seizure-of-iranian-assets-for-terror-victims\">Canadian Court Orders Seizure of Iranian Assets for Terror Victims<\/a> (Jewish Telegraphic Agency)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;CAIR&#8217;s litigation director Ahmed Mohamed slammed CBP in a statement to  NorthJersey.com, accusing the agency of ignoring the need for  &#8220;reasonable suspicion&#8221; to conduct searches&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/state-watch\/461319-muslim-nj-mayor-detained-at-jfk-airport-did-you-meet-with-terrorists\">Muslim NJ Mayor Detained at JFK Airport: &#8216;Did You Meet with Terrorists?<\/a>&#8216; (The Hill)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Annexation would horrify the international community and formalize for a Jewish minority to rule a non-Jewish majority, but Netanyahu thinks he can get away with it while Donald Trump is President of Israel&#8217;s strongest ally:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/beta.washingtonpost.com\/business\/annex-the-west-bank-how-an-idea-lost-its-taboo-in-israel\/2019\/09\/13\/e501216e-d5eb-11e9-8924-1db7dac797fb_story.html\">Annex the West Bank? How an Idea Lost Its Taboo in Israel<\/a> (Bloomberg \/ Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The refusal to grant permits to Palestinian residents has confined them  to crowded, poorly served neighborhoods, with around half the population  believed to be at risk of having their homes demolished&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1554221\/middle-east\">Palestinians Praise King Salman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPatriotic Position\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Over 310  Palestinians have been killed and about 18,000 others injured by Israeli  forces since the outbreak of the Great March of Return protests at Gaza  border on March 30, 2018&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/english.wafa.ps\/page.aspx?id=7Puqoqa111544499847a7Puqoq\">Israeli Forces Injure 31 Palestinians at Gaza Border<\/a> (Wafa)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran promised only not to sell the oil directly to EU-sanctioned countries. 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