{"id":82554,"date":"2020-06-26T15:11:59","date_gmt":"2020-06-26T20:11:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82554"},"modified":"2020-06-26T15:12:02","modified_gmt":"2020-06-26T20:12:02","slug":"news-and-analysis-6-26-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82554","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (6\/26\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On Wednesday Rouhani said that &#8220;Tehran would be open to talk with United States if apologizes for quitting the nuclear deal and compensates Tehran&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/us-iran-usa-un-exclusive\/exclusive-us-warns-russia-china-of-un-isolation-if-iran-arms-ban-extension-blocked-idUSKBN23V2HF\">Exclusive: U.S. Warns Russia, China of U.N. Isolation if Iran Arms Ban Extension Blocked<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ted  Cruz&#8217;s attempt to crack down on Twitter for not carrying Iranian communications clearly violates the Berman Amendment&#8217;s prohibition against any form of regulation of speech protected by the First Amendment:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfareblog.com\/did-twitter-violate-us-sanctions-law\">Did Twitter Violate U.S. Sanctions Law?<\/a> (LawFare)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bolton&#8217;s account shows that he sided with the interests of Netanyahu and the Saudi royal family over the those of the United States<g class=\"gr_ gr_12 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_disable_anim_appear Grammar multiReplace\" id=\"12\" data-gr-id=\"12\">:<\/g><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/foreignpolicy.com\/2020\/06\/25\/bolton-book-netanyahu-pompeo-undermine-us-iran-interests-israel-saudi-arabia\/\">John Bolton Can Stomach Kim Jong Un\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s North Korea, but Not Iran<\/a> (Foreign Policy)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Israel is quietly carrying out a campaign to displace Palestinian communities from the land it plans to acquire in the northern West Bank&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/orientxxi.info\/magazine\/jordan-valley-ethnic-cleansing-and-harassment-of-palestinian-farmers,3986\">Jordan Valley. Ethnic Cleansing and Harassment of Palestinian Farmers<\/a> (Orient XXI)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While a <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/democratic-majority-for-israel-endorses-joe-biden-president\" target=\"_blank\">pro-Israel super PAC<\/a> &#8220;got a speech from &#8230; the campaign&#8217;s national security advisor,&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0Palestinians could only speak to a Muslim outreach manager with &#8220;no control over foreign policy&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/palestinian-americans-stage-virtual-walkout-joe-biden-call\">&#8216;We Shouldn&#8217;t Settle for Crumbs&#8217;: Palestinian Americans Stage Virtual Walkout of Biden Meeting<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; meantime, a Congressman who for &#8220;31 years &#8230; has embodied the Democrat Party establishment\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s <a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2020\/06\/19\/eliot-engel-foreign-policy-israel\/\">hawkish politics on Israel<\/a>: staunchly opposed to any U.S. pressure on Israel over human rights abuses&#8221; loses:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/theintercept.com\/2020\/06\/25\/jamaal-bowman-israel-palestine-bds\/\">What Would Jamaal Bowman\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Win over Pro-Israel Eliot Engel Mean for Palestinian Rights?<\/a> (Intercept)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Arab Gulf regimes sold out the Palestinians for &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/02\/world\/middleeast\/crown-prince-mohammed-bin-zayed.html\">weapons and spyware sales<\/a>, military training, intelligence sharing, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2018\/06\/18\/donald-trumps-new-world-order\">joint diplomatic efforts<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mei.edu\/publications\/gulf-regimes-may-oppose-annexation-they-helped-bring-it-about\">Gulf Regimes May Oppose Annexation, but They Helped Bring It About<\/a> (Middle East Institute)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The multilayered oppression: A child is killed and Kashmiri women fighting political violence while subjected to enduring patriarchal discrimination:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/06\/year-boy-killed-kashmir-200626111043403.html\">Six-year-old Boy Among Five Killed in Kashmir<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/farhanaqazi.com\/hidden-heroes-of-the-kashmir-valley-the-resilience-of-widows-and-half-widows\/\">Hiidden Heroes of the Kashmir Valley: The Resilience of Widows and Half-Widows<\/a> (Farhana Qazi)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anti-Muslim rhetoric depicts Muslims as Villains; American Muslims struggle for acceptance while accommodating to their religious practices:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newtimesslo.com\/sanluisobispo\/ramy-is-an-insightful-exploration-of-what-it-means-to-be-muslim-american\/Content?oid=9842511\"><em>Ramy<\/em> Is an Insightful Exploration of What It Means to Be Muslim-American<\/a> (New Times SLO)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Biruni&#8217;s scholarly legacy has inspired scientists and mathematicians for several centuries, and his name continues to command respect even today&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/magazine\/al-biruni-the-golden-age-of-islam-s-universal-genius-37622\">Al-Biruni, the Golden Age of Islam\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcUniversal Genius\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday Rouhani said that &#8220;Tehran would be open to talk with United States if apologizes for quitting the nuclear deal and compensates Tehran&#8221;: Exclusive: U.S. Warns Russia, China of U.N. 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