{"id":76355,"date":"2019-12-28T07:27:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T12:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=76355"},"modified":"2019-12-28T07:27:10","modified_gmt":"2019-12-28T12:27:10","slug":"news-and-analysis-12-28-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=76355","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (12\/28\/19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Both within and outside of the Muslim world the plight of Muslims is bad:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/muslim-repression-china-india-trump-857889c3-8517-4718-9664-a30cc48f03de.html\">The World&#8217;s Muslims Are Facing Unprecedented Repression<\/a> (Axios)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buzzfeednews.com\/article\/kareemshaheen\/the-muslim-worlds-nightmare-decade\">Opinion: The Muslim World&#8217;s Nightmare Decade<\/a> (Buzzfeed)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;To date, Gaza\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Ministry of Health reports that Israeli soldiers have shot 50 men, women, and children in the eye since the weekly demonstrations began last March, leaving many permanently blind&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/blinding-the-truth-israeli-snipers-target-gaza-protesters-in-the-eyes\/\">\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBlinding the Truth\u00e2\u20ac\u2122: Israeli Snipers Target Gaza Protesters in the Eyes<\/a>  (If Americans Knew)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>McBath denied that his belief that Muslims should never be trusted would prevent him from treating one fairly if one appeared before him in court:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tampabay.com\/news\/pasco\/2019\/12\/28\/former-judicial-candidate-who-said-never-trust-a-muslim-disciplined\/\">Former Judicial Candidate Who Said \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNever Trust a Muslim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Disciplined<\/a> (Tampa Bay Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel&#8217;s Army Chief said Iran is the main threat against Israel and that military friction between the two is possible &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/.premium-israeli-army-chief-made-it-clear-a-collision-with-iran-is-almost-inevitable-1.8318914\">Israeli Army Chief Made It Clear: A Collision With Iran Is Almost Inevitable<\/a> (Haaretz) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 while Brom, Shlomo <g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Punctuation only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">and<\/g> Stein remark that conflict with Iran goes against Israeli interest, but Netanyahu is using the tension as a strategy to run his third election campaign:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/opinion\/.premium-netanyahu-should-not-be-allowed-to-start-a-war-with-iran-to-save-himself-1.8319960\">Netanyahu Should Not Be Allowed to Start a War With Iran to Save Himself<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Women in Iran are breaking boundaries as they took charge on both sides of the camera:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/in-iran-women-break-boundaries-in-movies-11577196432\">In Iran, Women Break Boundaries in Movies<\/a> (Wall Street Journal)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;China has separated nearly half a million children from their families  in Xinjiang, aiming to instill loyalty to party and&#8221; state over religion: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/12\/28\/world\/asia\/china-xinjiang-children-boarding-schools.html\">\u00e2\u20ac\u02dcBlock the Impact of Religion\u00e2\u20ac\u2122: China Sends Muslim Children to Boarding Schools<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Australia rejects the effort of the International Criminal Court to probe Israel for war crimes in Palestinian territories, while Berlin reiterates its support for the court: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/australia-rejects-icc-palestine-probe-says-court-has-no-jurisdiction\/\">Australia Rejects ICC Palestine Probe; Germany Warns Against Politicization <\/a>(Times of Israel)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While Palestinian Tourism authority aim to increase the number of tourists in the holy places, access to Palestine remains controlled by Israel, which restricts and obstructs any progress &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.project-syndicate.org\/commentary\/palestine-religious-tourism-israeli-obstacles-by-rula-maayah-2019-12\">Tourists Mean Hope for Palestine<\/a> (Project Syndicate)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; 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