{"id":58441,"date":"2019-11-23T07:35:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-23T12:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=58441"},"modified":"2019-11-23T07:35:22","modified_gmt":"2019-11-23T12:35:22","slug":"news-and-analysis-11-23-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=58441","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (11\/23\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As &#8220;a brief semblance of normalcy&#8221; appears to have ended in Kashmir&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/kashmir-shuts-down-shops-business-establishments-closed-third-consecutive-day-1621570-2019-11-22\">Kashmir Shuts Down: Shops, Business Establishments Closed for Third Consecutive Day<\/a> (India Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;Afghan public opinion is generally hostile to Pakistan, the  position on Kashmir is &#8230; changing and not entirely favorable to  New Delhi&#8221;&#8230;  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2019\/11\/22\/kashmir-muslims-india-pakistan-afghanistan\/\">Kashmir Could Wreck India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Reputation Among Afghans<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The UK Permanent Representative to the UN, stressed that UK position on settlement has not changed: They are illegal under international law and present an obstacle to peace and the viability of two-state solution &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/speeches\/the-importance-of-israel-and-palestine-living-in-peace\">The Importance of Israel and Palestine Living in Peace <\/a>(gov.uk)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8230; but notwithstanding the EU statement on the illegality of the settlements, past experience suggests the aggression will continue if the law is not enforced, nor will the Palestinians cease to <g class=\"gr_ gr_46 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"46\" data-gr-id=\"46\">resist<\/g> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/commentisfree\/2019\/nov\/21\/us-policy-shift-israeli-palestinians-settlements-west-bank\">Irrespective of All the Pressure on Them, Not Least This Latest Transgression Against International Law, the Palestinians Will Not Give Up<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>India was among 166 nations that endorsed Palestinian &#8220;right to self-determination&#8221;, sticking to its stance towards <g class=\"gr_ gr_5 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"5\" data-gr-id=\"5\">the<\/g> Palestinian cause:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/india-joins-countries-vote-favour-palestinians-right-to-self-determination-1621227-2019-11-21\">India Joins 164 Countries to Vote in <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">Favour<\/g> of Palestinians&#8217; Right to Self-determination<\/a> (India Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Right-wing Hindu students object to a Muslim teaching Sanskrit ancient classical language of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/hinduism\">Hinduism<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2019\/nov\/21\/india-muslim-sanskrit-professor-forced-to-flee-by-hindu-students\">Indian Muslim Sanskrit Professor in Hiding After Rightwing Protests <\/a>(The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Banks and petrol stations were set ablaze as protests spread across the country and demonstrators clashed with security forces&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-50520634\">Iran Petrol Protests: &#8216;100 Leaders&#8217; Arrested in Crackdown<\/a> (BBC)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; Iran&#8217;s response of shutting down the Internet has precedents in Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan, while laws to do the same have been passed in Russia but failed in the U.S.:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/slate.com\/technology\/2019\/11\/how-iran-turned-off-internet.html\">How Iran Turned Off the Internet<\/a> (Slate)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;There is no evidence &#8230; that &#8230; financial stress is forcing Iran to change its regional behavior&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/middle-east-watch\/donald-trumps-huge-policy-mistake-iran-98532\">Donald Trump&#8217;s Huge Policy Mistake in Iran<\/a> (The National Interest Online) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;A Muslim woman has been hailed as &#8220;incredibly brave&#8221; after she  confronted a man over his antisemitic rant at a Jewish father and son on  the Tube&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/muslim-woman-confronts-man-over-antisemitic-rant-at-jewish-father-and-son-on-tube-11867412\">Muslim Woman Confronts Man over Antisemitic Rant at Jewish Father and Son on Tube<\/a> (Sky News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but, absent violence, police declined to call a woman&#8217;s berating a Muslim women for wearing  ahead scarf a hate crime, only citing her for disturbing the public  &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courant.com\/community\/manchester\/hc-news-manchester-cited-for-alleged-bigotry-20191120-z5kvubmnrzhxrm2oexhgpco5lm-story.html\">Police Cite Andover Woman After a C<g class=\"gr_ gr_19 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"19\" data-gr-id=\"19\">onfrontation<\/g> with Muslim Woman Wearing Hijab at Manchester Mall<\/a> (Hartford Courant)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; 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