{"id":8023,"date":"2012-11-19T06:23:25","date_gmt":"2012-11-19T11:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=8023"},"modified":"2012-11-19T11:56:37","modified_gmt":"2012-11-19T16:56:37","slug":"news-and-analysis-111912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=8023","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (11\/19\/12)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Israel's Iron Dome provides cover, but not normalcy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Middle-East\/2012\/1118\/Israel-s-Iron-Dome-provides-cover-but-not-normalcy?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\" target=\"_blank\">Largely immune from retaliation by its sophisticated anti-missile defense system<\/a>, Israel expands its targets to include the media as well as residential areas &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/israel-strikes-media-buildings-in-gaza-expanding-its-range-of-targets\/2012\/11\/18\/938c57ca-3180-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html\">Israel Strikes Media Buildings in Gaza, Expanding Its Range of Targets<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heraldsun.com.au\/news\/world\/israeli-strikes-kill-23-in-gaza\/story-fnd134gw-1226519276027\">Israeli Strikes Kill 23 in Gaza:\u00c2\u00a0Babies and Women Killed in Air Strike<\/a> (Herald Sun)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thehindubusinessline.com\/news\/international\/bbc-gaza-journalist-loses-infant-son-in-israeli-strikes\/article4105415.ece\">BBC Gaza Journalist Loses Infant Son in Israeli Strikes<\/a> (The Hindu)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2012\/nov\/18\/israel-ready-expand-gaza-offensive\">Israel Ready to Expand Gaza Offensive, Says Binyamin Netanyahu<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Latest-News-Wires\/2012\/1117\/Fresh-attack-on-Tel-Aviv-as-Israel-bombards-Gaza-Strip?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\">Fresh Attack on Tel Aviv as Israel Bombards Gaza Strip<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Middle-East\/2012\/1117\/On-the-Gaza-Israel-border-Israeli-reservists-weigh-a-ground-assault?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\">On the Gaza-Israel Border, Israeli Reservists Weigh a Ground Assault<\/a> (Christian\u00c2\u00a0Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/world\/2012\/nov\/18\/israel-gaza-braces-for-invasion\">Gaza Braces for Invasion as Death Toll Mounts<\/a> (Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Backchannels\/2012\/1117\/As-rockets-fly-the-Gaza-image-and-propaganda-war-grinds-on?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\">As Rockets Fly, the Gaza Image and Propaganda War Grinds On<\/a> (Christian\u00c2\u00a0Science\u00c2\u00a0Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; the Egyptian people show humanitarian concern for\u00c2\u00a0besieged\u00c2\u00a0Gazans but no desire for a\u00c2\u00a0military\u00c2\u00a0intervention &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/world\/middle-east\/2012\/11\/18\/egyptian-activists-cross-into-gaza-show-support\/yJC3mlDbA3pA7iuPdq6CgI\/story.html\">Egyptian Activists Cross into Gaza to Show Support<\/a> (AP \/ Boston Globe)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/egyptians-condemn-israeli-attacks-on-gaza-but-most-dont-want-to-go-to-war-over-them\/2012\/11\/18\/4f2e7ddc-31bd-11e2-bfd5-e202b6d7b501_story.html\">Egyptians Condemn Israeli Attacks on Gaza, but Most Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Want to Go to War over Them<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Latest-News-Wires\/2012\/1118\/Israel-talks-cease-fire-in-Egypt-while-widening-range-of-targets-in-Gaza?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\">Israel Talks Cease-fire in Egypt, While Widening Range of Targets in Gaza<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and even Israelis too have mixed feelings, while the Gazans make clear that a meaningful cease fire requires an end to the\u00c2\u00a0siege &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Global-News\/2012\/1118\/Israelis-question-too-Who-wants-this-war?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\">Israelis Question Too, &#8216;Who Wants This War?&#8217;<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"Hamas Links Truce to End of Gaza Border Blockade\">Hamas Links Truce to End of Gaza Border Blockade<\/a> (AP \/abc News)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; while American Muslim and Arab groups urge &#8220;\u00c2\u00a0President Obama not to sit on the sidelines as American taxpayer-funded weapons are used to kill civilians &#8212; including babies &#8212; and to destroy the civilian infrastructure in Gaza&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00c2\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/thesop.org\/story\/20121118\/us-muslims-call-on-president-obama-to-demand-ceasefire-in-israel.html\">U.S. Muslims Call on President Obama to Demand Ceasefire in Israel<\/a> (Students Operated Press)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div>&#8230; and hackers, including Anonymous, declare\u00c2\u00a0cyber-war\u00c2\u00a0on Israel:<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Latest-News-Wires\/2012\/1118\/Israel-faces-millions-of-hacking-attempts?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\">Israel Faces Millions of Hacking Attempts<\/a> (Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rt.com\/news\/anonymous-israel-officials-leaked-002\/\">Anonymous Leaks Personal Information of 5,000 Israeli Officials<\/a> (Russia Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>Church leaders feared an Arabic prayer &#8220;leaders feared it might offend military personnel or their families&#8221; but a sixteen year old Muslim girl fled &#8220;from the room crying when she learned the call to prayer was being cut&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.seattlepi.com\/news\/article\/Church-defends-Muslim-call-ban-at-Vets-Day-concert-4048408.php\">Church Defends Muslim Call Ban at Vets Day Concert<\/a> (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Muslims attracted to the &#8220;party whose platform rested on tax cuts and placed small business owners on a pedestal&#8221; now flee from the party that &#8220;\u00c2\u00a0smeared virtually every Muslim organization in America,&#8221; presided over the prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib, \u00c2\u00a0and has made it &#8220;\u00c2\u00a0clear to the Muslim community that we were all under suspicion&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/essay-how-the-republican-party-alienated-the-once-reliable-muslim-voting-bloc\/2012\/11\/15\/23e2af70-2da5-11e2-9ac2-1c61452669c3_story.html\">Essay: How the Republican Party Alienated the Once Reliable Muslim Voting Bloc<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a title=\"Muslim N.J. judge accused of imposing Sharia law on Family Court\" href=\"http:\/\/www.mycentraljersey.com\/article\/20121116\/NJNEWS\/311160037\/?odyssey=tab%7cmostpopular%7ctext%7cNJNEWS\" target=\"_blank\">A member of Dads Against Discrimination accuses a Muslim judge of shariah-based bias in favor of women<\/a>, but other alimony reformers distance themselves from his rant:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mycentraljersey.com\/viewart\/20121117\/NJNEWS\/311170025\/Alimony-reformers-distance-themselves-from-anti-Muslim-attack-Family-Court-judge\">Alimony Reformers Distance Themselves from &#8216;Anti-Muslim&#8217; Attack on Family Court Judge<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(centraljersey.com)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;A Christian vigilante group killed a Muslim resident who insisted on going through their illegal checkpoint&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/africa\/at-least-4-dead-in-central-nigeria-religious-riots-spurred-by-checkpoint-killing-of-muslim\/2012\/11\/18\/b682366c-3187-11e2-92f0-496af208bf23_story.html\">At Least 4 Dead in Central Nigeria Religious Riots Spurred by Checkpoint Killing of Muslim<\/a> (AP \/ Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Murdoch &#8230; \u00c2\u00a0seems to believe that the owners of media outlets should require their reporting to conform to their owners political preferences and world-views, rather than reflect observed reality&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.csmonitor.com\/World\/Backchannels\/2012\/1118\/Rupert-Murdoch-s-Jewish-problem.-And-his-Egyptian-one?utm_source=feedburner&amp;utm_medium=feed&amp;utm_campaign=Feed%3A+feeds%2Fworld+%28Christian+Science+Monitor+%7C+World%29\">Rupert Murdoch&#8217;s Jewish Problem. And His Egyptian One.<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Christian Science Monitor)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The New York-based rights group also released new satellite imagery detailing the extensive destruction of several Muslim areas, including a village attacked by Buddhist mobs armed with spears and bows and arrows where adults were beheaded and women and children killed&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/human-rights-watch-accuses-myanmar-security-forces-of-supporting-some-anti-muslim-attacks\/2012\/11\/18\/82afd09a-313e-11e2-af17-67abba0676e2_story.html\">Human Rights Watch Accuses Myanmar Security Forces of Supporting Some Anti-Muslim Attack<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/human-rights-watch-accuses-myanmar-security-forces-of-supporting-some-anti-muslim-attacks\/2012\/11\/18\/82afd09a-313e-11e2-af17-67abba0676e2_story.html\">s<\/a> (AP \/ Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; yet criticism from Obama, visiting the country, \u00c2\u00a0is measured, &#8220;&#8221;The Rohingya &#8230; hold within themselves the same dignity as you do, and I do. National reconciliation will take time, but for the sake of our common humanity, and for the sake of this country&#8217;s future, it&#8217;s necessary to stop incitement and to stop violence&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/11\/19\/us-asia-obama-myanmar-idUSBRE8AI04320121119?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\">Obama Offers Praise and Pressure on Historic Myanmar Trip<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Largely immune from retaliation by its sophisticated anti-missile defense system, Israel expands its targets to include the media as well as residential areas &#8230; Israel Strikes Media Buildings in Gaza, Expanding Its Range of Targets (Washington Post) Israeli Strikes Kill 23 in Gaza:\u00c2\u00a0Babies and Women Killed in Air Strike (Herald Sun) BBC Gaza Journalist Loses [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8023","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8023","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8023"}],"version-history":[{"count":31,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8023\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8055,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8023\/revisions\/8055"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8023"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8023"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8023"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}