{"id":81685,"date":"2020-03-29T06:26:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-29T11:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81685"},"modified":"2020-03-29T06:26:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-29T11:26:49","slug":"news-and-analysis-3-29-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81685","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (3\/29\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Saudi monarchy &#8220;put dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/03\/dozens-palestinians-face-terrorism-court-saudi-arabia-200309162620286.html\">Palestinian activists on trial<\/a>&#8221; on charges of supporting the winners of the last free and fair election in Palestine, which Riyadh calls &#8220;terrorist group&#8221;: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/03\/houthis-offered-saudi-pows-swap-jailed-palestinians-200327195400546.html\">Why Houthis Offered Saudi POWs Swap for Jailed Palestinians<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Iran is among countries India agreed to help fight the pandemic &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/news-analysis-indias-health-diplomacy-cannot-ignore-iran\/article31156361.ece\">India\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Health Diplomacy Cannot Ignore Iran<\/a> (The Hindu)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but where are the U.S. &#8220;politicians from both parties [who] mourned&#8221; the &#8220;death of &#8230; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/06\/23\/world\/middleeast\/23neda.html\">young Iranian woman shot during a protest<\/a>&#8221; now that sanctions are causing deaths of Iranian innocents&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commondreams.org\/views\/2020\/03\/28\/how-many-nedas-iran-sanctions-are-biological-warfare-against-civilians\">How Many Nedas? Iran Sanctions Are Biological Warfare Against Civilians<\/a> (Common Dreams)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With Iran&#8217;s heightened nationalism, any new regime will resist foreign interference and pressure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2020\/03\/blocking-medical-aid-to-iran-isnt-just-immoral-its-stupid\/\">Blocking Medical Aid to Iran Isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t <g class=\"gr_ gr_30 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"30\" data-gr-id=\"30\">just<\/g> <g class=\"gr_ gr_29 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del\" id=\"29\" data-gr-id=\"29\">Immoral<\/g>, it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Stupid<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel army protects settlers beating Palestinians residents, a reflection of the increasing number of daily violence against Palestinians reported by Human Rights Watch:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/israeli-settlers-storm-west-bank-village-beat-residents-sticks-and-sharp-objects\">Israeli Settlers Storm West Bank Village, Beat Residents With Sticks and Sharp Objects<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrival of the coronavirus in Gaza would require cooperation between the Palestinians and the Israeli:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/03\/26\/paleastinians-brace-coronavirus-outbreak-gaza-strip-covid\/\">Palestinians Brace for an Outbreak in One of the World\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Most Densely Populated Territories<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.arabnews.com\/node\/1645941\">Humanity Cannot Fail Gaza Yet Again<\/a> (Arab News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday, the Australian man accused of killing Muslim worshipers in New Zealand was convicted on all counts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/asia_pacific\/suspect-in-new-zealand-mosque-shootings-unexpectedly-pleads-guilty-to-51-murder-charges\/2020\/03\/26\/08b0b6fc-6f01-11ea-a156-0048b62cdb51_story.html\">Suspect in New Zealand Mosque Shootings Unexpectedly Pleads Guilty to 51 Murder Charges<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Jewish and Palestinian paramedic joint prayer for the coronavirus outbreak:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/03\/26\/middleeast\/israel-muslim-jew-coronavirus-paramedic-intl\/index.html\">Muslim and Jewish Paramedics Pause to Pray Together. 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