{"id":82207,"date":"2020-05-23T02:56:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T07:56:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82207"},"modified":"2020-05-23T02:56:16","modified_gmt":"2020-05-23T07:56:16","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-23-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82207","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (5\/23\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s president draws a parallel between Kashmir and the Palestinian struggle, saying: &#8220;the Israeli state is doing to the Palestinians what Nazis did in the 1930s and India has taken a leaf from the Israeli playbook&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/asia-pacific\/kashmiris-palestinians-need-unity-of-purpose\/1848492\">&#8216;Kashmiris, Palestinians Need Unity of Purpose&#8217;<\/a> (Anadolu Agency)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Vatican warns of consequences of annexation &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vaticannews.va\/en\/vatican-city\/news\/2020-05\/holy-see-israel-palestine-vatican-gallagher.html\">Holy See Reaffirms Two-State Solution to Israeli-Palestine Problem<\/a> (Vatican News)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; as Israeli supporters of a two-state solution warn annexation leads to violence: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/05\/19\/world\/middleeast\/abbas-palestinians-israel-west-bank.html\">Abbas Says Security Cooperation Will End, Raising Stakes for Israeli Annexation<\/a> (NY Times)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Palestinian Authority refuses to be a bridge for Arab-Israel normalized ties, saying, &#8220;UAE did not coordinate with the state of Palestine before sending the aid&#8221; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/05\/palestinian-authority-rejects-uae-aid-israeli-airport-200521104350610.html\">Palestinian Authority Rejects UAE Aid Sent Via Israeli A<g class=\"gr_ gr_37 gr-alert gr_spell gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim ContextualSpelling ins-del multiReplace\" id=\"37\" data-gr-id=\"37\">irport<\/g><\/a> (Bloomberg)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Trump faces rising disapproval, his campaign turns to &#8220;Iran&#8217;s talk&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/05\/21\/trump-iran-syria-exit-coronavirus-pandemic\/\">Trump Administration Says Iran Could Exit Syria Amid Pandemic<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Presuming the lawyer growing beard to be a Muslim, police felt justified beat up the man:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/other-states\/police-beat-up-lawyer-for-being-muslim\/article31635642.ece\">Madhya Pradesh Police Beat Up Lawyer for Being \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcMuslim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> \u00c2\u00a0(The Hindu)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A scholar from Clear Lake Islamic Center reminds Muslims around the globe concerned about pandemic on congregational worship and Eid prayers,of real connection with God:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/r.search.yahoo.com\/_ylt=A0geJabT0chewOUAhgVXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEyY2djNzRzBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDQzAwNzFfMQRzZWMDc3I-\/RV=2\/RE=1590248019\/RO=10\/RU=https%3a%2f%2fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2fopinion%2foutlook%2farticle%2fOpinion-Social-distancing-is-a-part-of-Islam-s-15281854.php\/RK=2\/RS=TYfsG_UdRuEzJHNG0D0Te1xOojs-\">Opinion: Social Distancing is a Part of Islam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Rich Heritage<\/a> (Houston Chronicle)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The church pastor participated in the service, saying, &#8220;Yes, yes, yes, because we have the same concerns and we want to learn from you. 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