{"id":81374,"date":"2020-02-24T14:55:13","date_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81374"},"modified":"2020-02-24T14:55:19","modified_gmt":"2020-02-24T19:55:19","slug":"news-and-analysis-2-24-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81374","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (2\/24\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>&#8220;US officials have also <a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/maureen-clare-murphy\/trump-targets-sick-palestinians\">threatened<\/a>  to impose sanctions or seek to criminally prosecute officials at the  International Criminal Court if they pursue investigations into alleged  war crimes committed by Israel&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/maureen-clare-murphy\/us-bars-entry-researcher-who-exposes-israeli-rights-abuses\">US Bars Entry to Researcher Who Exposes Israeli Rights Abuses<\/a> (Electronic Intifada)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine campaign drew more than 2000 attendees, calling on Harvard to end its complicity in Israel&#8217;s crimes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thecrimson.com\/article\/2020\/2\/21\/hoop-inaugural-event-bds-founder\/\">Harvard Out of Occupied Palestine Holds Inaugural Event, Invites BDS Founder<\/a> (The Harvard Crimson)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The undocumented violence that occurred in Aligarh at a predominantly Muslim university is a turning point in Modi&#8217;s crimes against Muslims &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/police-stormed-a-university-in-india-muslim-students-say-the-violence-was-an-act-of-revenge\/2020\/02\/16\/6727aa24-37e8-11ea-a1ff-c48c1d59a4a1_story.html\">Police Stormed a University in India. Muslim Students Say the Violence Was an Act of Revenge<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and Amnesty International USA\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s executive Director says U.S. and India now share values of &#8220;discrimination, bigotry, and hostility towards refugees and asylum  seekers&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amnestyusa.org\/press-releases\/modi-trump-meeting-highlights-anti-muslim-sentiment-in-both-governments-policies\/\">Modi-Trump Meeting Highlights Anti-Muslim Sentiment in Both Governments&#8217; Policies<\/a> (Amnesty International)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Iran confronts a Coronavirus outbreak &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/news.yahoo.com\/iran-closing-schools-scrambling-hospital-162515515.html\">Iran Is Closing Schools, Scrambling for Hospital Places, and Spraying Disinfectant in the Subway as Coronavirus Deaths and Cases Spike <\/a>(Business Insider)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; American sanctions hurt ordinary people:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/news\/2020\/02\/19\/healthcare-providers-irans-top-cancer-hospital-say-crippling-trump-sanctions-are\">Healthcare Providers at Iran&#8217;s Top Cancer Hospital Say Crippling Trump Sanctions Are Affecting Patients<\/a> (Common Dreams)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sen. 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