{"id":81716,"date":"2020-04-01T06:58:21","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81716"},"modified":"2020-04-01T06:58:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T11:58:23","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-1-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=81716","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (4\/1\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Jon Utley, publisher of <em>The American Conservative<\/em>, backer of  antiwar.com, and a dear friend to the Minaret of Freedom Institute who &#8220;had the courage others admitted that they lacked&#8221; will be sorely missed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/fee.org\/articles\/the-passing-of-a-great-advocate-of-liberty-and-peace-jon-basil-utley-rip\/\">The Passing of a Great Advocate of Liberty and Peace: Jon Basil Utley, RIP<\/a> (Foundation for Economic Education)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel intensified violence against Palestinians even in the corona crisis &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2020\/03\/occupation-authorities-palestinian.html\">No Mercy Even in a Pandemic: Israeli Occupation Authorities Demolish Makeshift Field Hospital in Palestinian Hamlet<\/a> (Juan Cole)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but mass media ignores the truth that compared to the thirty Israelis killed by rockets from Gaza 5851 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/facts-on-air-attacks-israeli-airstrikes-vs-palestinian-rockets\/\">Israeli Airstrikes vs Palestinian Rockets: Facts &amp; Stats <g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_3 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"3\" data-gr-id=\"3\">on air<\/g><\/g> Attacks<\/a> (Israel Palestine News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Palestinians have suffered quarantine for long: it is an Israeli-imposed quarantine &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/gaza-families-suffer-under-13-years-of-israeli-imposed-quarantine\/\">Gaza Families Suffer Under 13+ Years of Israeli Imposed \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcQuarantine<\/a><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/israelpalestinenews.org\/gaza-families-suffer-under-13-years-of-israeli-imposed-quarantine\/\">\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a><\/strong> (Israel Palestine News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and now, short of resources, the Palestinian authority has put its own stringent measures on tourists, and Palestinians returning from Israel, the main source of infections:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/.premium-palestinians-see-workers-in-israel-settlements-spreading-corona-1.8719556\">With 205 Respirators, Palestinians Fear Workers in Israel, Settlements Spreading Corona in West Bank<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Iran&#8217;s weakened economy, Rouhani promised Iranians that &#8220;state health insurance would cover 90% of coronavirus-linked costs of patients&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-health-coronavirus-iran\/iran-to-use-20-of-state-budget-to-fight-coronavirus-idUSKBN21F0V6\">Iran to use 20% of <g class=\"gr_ gr_65 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"65\" data-gr-id=\"65\">State<\/g> Budget to Fight Coronavirus<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; even as &#8220;Iran\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Coronavirus Combat Taskforce issued a decree suspending all  newspaper printing, delivery, and distribution,&#8221; using the COVID-19 pandemic as its excuse:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/cpj.org\/2020\/03\/iran-bans-printing-of-all-newspapers-citing-spread.php\">Iran bans Printing of All Newspapers, Citing Spread of Coronavirus<\/a> (Committee to Protect Journalists) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/03\/31\/824730763\/pompeo-still-holds-a-tough-stance-toward-iran-north-korea-venezuela-during-epide\">opposition by Pompeo<\/a>, US eases Iran sanction to help fight COVID-19:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/thehill.com\/homenews\/administration\/490302-us-extends-waivers-on-iran-sanctions-amid-coronavirus-pandemic\"><g class=\"gr_ gr_7 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep\" id=\"7\" data-gr-id=\"7\">US<\/g> Extends Waivers on Iran Sanctions amid Coronavirus Pandemic<\/a> (The Hill)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa calls for an interfaith partnership that extends beyond the corona crisis:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.al-monitor.com\/pulse\/originals\/2020\/03\/saudi-leader-muslim-world-league-coronavirus-interfaith.html\">Saudi Leader of Muslim World League: Interfaith Partnerships During Pandemic \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReligious, Moral Duty&#8217;<\/a> (AL-Monitor) <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A Kashmiri Muslim woman donated her pilgrimage savings to help an welfare organization in Jumma fight the coronavirus:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/coronavirus-india-impressed-welfare-work-muslim-woman-donates-savings-hajj-rss-1661133-2020-03-30\">Coronavirus: Impressed with Welfare Work, Muslim Woman Donates S<g class=\"gr_ gr_34 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"34\" data-gr-id=\"34\">avings<\/g> for Hajj to RSS-affiliate<\/a> (India Today)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;More than 130,000 Afghans have fled the coronavirus outbreak convulsing Iran to return home to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/afghanistan\">Afghanistan<\/a> amid fears they are bringing new infections with them to the conflict-ridden and impoverished country&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2020\/apr\/01\/afghanistan-braces-for-coronavirus-surge-as-migrants-pour-back-from-iran\">Afghanistan Braces for Coronavirus Surge as Migrants Pour Back from Iran<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153Ismael was only 13 years old without any pre-existing health conditions  and sadly he died without any family members close by due to the highly  infectious nature of COVID-19&#8243;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/europe\/muslim-schoolboy-youngest-covid-19-victim-in-uk\/1787213\">Muslim Schoolboy Youngest COVID-19 Victim in UK<\/a> (Andalou Agency)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jon Utley, publisher of The American Conservative, backer of antiwar.com, and a dear friend to the Minaret of Freedom Institute who &#8220;had the courage others admitted that they lacked&#8221; 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