{"id":81647,"date":"2020-03-26T05:57:20","date_gmt":"2020-03-26T10:57:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81647"},"modified":"2020-03-26T05:57:23","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T10:57:23","slug":"news-and-analysis-3-26-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81647","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (3\/26\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Israel agreed to release Palestinian withheld tax revenue as PA faces  major challenges to contain the coronavirus &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/03\/palestine-west-bank-corona-virus-initiatives-solidarity.html\">Palestinians Launch Initiatives to Fight COVID-19 Outbreak<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but has yet to &#8220;release sums to &#8230; employees that had been paid &#8230; by &#8230; employers to cover &#8230; sick days&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/.premium-palestinians-employed-in-israel-left-jobless-without-benefits-by-coronavirus-1.8711119\">Palestinians Employed in Israel Left Jobless, Without Benefits, by Coronavirus<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The Jerusalem-based Islamic Waqf Council has managed to close Al-Aqsa  Mosque because of the coronavirus outbreak, amid fears that Jewish  extremists would take advantage of the crisis&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/03\/jerusalem-al-aqsa-mosque-closure-coronavirus-israel.html\">Al-Aqsa Mosque Closed to Muslim Worshippers to Protect Their Lives<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/middle-east-news\/.premium-u-s-uae-troops-hold-major-military-exercise-amid-coronavirus-iran-tensions-1.8706452\">U.S, UAE Troops Hold Major Military Exercise Amid Coronavirus, Iran Tensions<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Iran prepares for a second Coronavirus wave &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/reuters\/2020\/03\/26\/world\/middleeast\/26reuters-health-coronavirus-iran.html\">Iran Starts Intercity Travel Ban amid Fears of Second Wave of Coronavirus<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2020-03-25\/iran-now-welcomes-medical-charity-msf-s-help-fighting-virus\">Iran Now Welcomes Medical Charity MSF\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Help Fighting Virus<\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; Pompeo urges allies to kick Iran while it&#8217;s down &#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/03\/intel-pompeo-urge-europe-join-iran-pressure-campaign-g7.html\">Intel: Pompeo urges Europe to join Iran pressure campaign in G-7 teleconference<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but others think such hostilities are foolish in this time of crisis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/newrepublic.com\/article\/157016\/coronavirus-kill-millions-us-iran-hostilities-will-make-worse\">The Coronavirus Could Kill Millions. U.S.-Iran Hostilities Will Make It Worse.<\/a> (The New Republic)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/03\/25\/opinion\/iran-sanctions-covid.html\">This Coronavirus Crisis Is the Time to Ease Sanctions on Iran<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/coronavirus-iran-activists-digital-protest-us-sanctions\">Coronavirus: Activists Launch \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDigital Protest\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 to End US Sanctions on Iran<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fair.org\/home\/media-struggle-to-defend-washingtons-cruelty-toward-venezuela-and-iran-as-coronavirus-spreads\/\">Media Struggle to Defend Washington\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Cruelty Toward Venezuela and Iran as Coronavirus Spreads<\/a> (FAIR)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>By referring to Palestinians as &#8220;non-Israeli&#8221;,  Trump&#8217;s administration eliminates Palestinians&#8217; history and identity:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/03\/israel-palestinians-us-state-department-east-jerusalem.html\">Israel, US Pretend East Jerusalem Palestinians Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Exist<\/a> (Al-Monitor)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Muslim and Jewish communities of Birmingham have been assured respect for their burial amid fear of legislation to cremate bodies during coronavirus outbreak:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/politics\/2020\/03\/23\/emergency-coronavirus-legislation-altered-muslim-jewish-communities\/\">Emergency Coronavirus Legislation Altered After Muslim and Jewish Communities Raise Concern Over Forced Cremation<\/a>\u00c2\u00a0(Telegraph) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While Iran and Saudi Arabia took action to prevent contagion, &#8220;Imran Khan allowed a quarter of a million Muslims to gather&#8211;and returning home, they&#8217;ve spread the coronavirus from Kyrgyzstan to Gaza&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/world-news\/.premium-how-pakistan-became-a-coronavirus-super-spreader-to-the-muslim-world-1.8708783\">How Pakistan Became a Coronavirus Super-spreader to the Entire Muslim World<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A former Pakistan cricket player urges people  to rise above any cultural divide and act responsibly to fight the pandemic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/gulfnews.com\/sport\/cricket\/coronavirus-time-to-be-human-not-hindu--muslim-says-shoaib-akhtar-1.1584974773547\">Coronavirus: Time to Be Human, not Hindu &amp; 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