{"id":81301,"date":"2020-02-14T07:53:36","date_gmt":"2020-02-14T12:53:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81301"},"modified":"2020-02-16T15:46:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T20:46:50","slug":"news-and-analysis-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81301","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (2\/14\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;Palestinian leader Mustafa Barghouti said the report provides critical  information that shows these companies are willfully operating their  businesses in violation of international laws:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/02\/palestinians-hail-list-firms-linked-israeli-settlements-200213095640118.html\">Palestinians Hail UN List of Firms Linked to Israeli Settlements<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The UAE Foreign Minister, urges on Tuesday reaching a political solution and de-escalation with Iran:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/uae\/government\/uae-supports-calls-for-de-escalation-with-iran-1.1581453462596\">UAE Supports Calls for De-escalation with Iran<\/a> (Gulf News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p> &#8220;[T]hanks to never-ending violence and oppression, we hardly attend school&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/struggle-education-indian-administered-kashmir-200211132913517.html\">My Struggle for an Education in Indian-Administered Kashmir<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Trump pushes Sudan for normalizing ties with Israel by offering incentives in an effort to counter Iran:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/policy\/international\/482675-trump-looks-to-africa-to-counter-iran\">Trump Looks to Africa to Counter Iran<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of women have been protesting every day since India passed the Citizenship Act:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yesmagazine.org\/social-justice\/2020\/02\/12\/india-muslim-women-protest-laws\/\">Meet the Women Challenging India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Anti-Muslim Law<\/a> (Yes! 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