{"id":82846,"date":"2020-07-22T14:03:17","date_gmt":"2020-07-22T19:03:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82846"},"modified":"2020-07-22T14:03:20","modified_gmt":"2020-07-22T19:03:20","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-22-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82846","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/22\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Because the &#8220;legislation &#8230; is unlikely to be embraced in the Republican-led Senate, &#8230; it appears the issue will be fought out in the US presidential election contest&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/07\/house-poised-vote-reversing-trump-muslim-ban-200721235927974.html\">US House Poised to Vote on Reversing Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Muslim Ban&#8217;<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>African-American Muslims want to know why Arab-American Muslims are peddling alcohol, pork, and racism:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/20\/892974522\/un-holyland-an-arab-muslim-reckoning-with-racism\">Un-HolyLand? An Arab Muslim Reckoning With Racism<\/a> (NPR)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Since its inception, the state of Israel has adopted a militaristic approach to policing its Palestinian population.&#8221; After 9\/11, the &#8220;US began to travel to Israel for training in so-called counterterrorism and counterinsurgency.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sandiegouniontribune.com\/opinion\/commentary\/story\/2020-07-17\/commentary-militarizing-of-police-in-u-s-was-inspired-by-israel\">Commentary:&nbsp;Militarizing of Police in U.S. Was Inspired by Israel<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The deal increases US weak global position, particularly in the Middle East after Trump&#8217;s withdrawal from several international agreements, ceding global leadership to China &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/suzytaherian\/2020\/07\/19\/us-continues-retreat-from-global-stage-as-china-iran-forge-25-year-deal\/#14c807d75a4a\">US Continues Retreat from Global Stage as China-Iran Forge 25-Year Deal <\/a>(Forbes)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; and the potential economic-political cooperation between China and Iran could further reduce the value of India&#8217;s ties with Israel and US already challenged by Trump&#8217;s unstable and unpredictable foreign policy &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tribuneindia.com\/news\/comment\/china-iran-tango-should-worry-india-115278\">China-Iran Tango Should Worry India<\/a> (The Tribune India)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; but between Iran&#8217;s wariness over dependence on a foreign power and China&#8217;s expectations of US cost imposed on companies that aid Iran, Tehran and Beijing are likely to delay the deal until after US November election:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/indianexpress.com\/article\/opinion\/editorials\/iran-china-deal-american-sanctions-6513772\/\">Iran and China<\/a> (The Indian Express)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Young Canadian photographer Alia Youssef attempts to counter typical stereotypes about suppressed Muslim women through a photo project reflecting the vastly different experience of Muslim women &#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.capebretonpost.com\/news\/local\/generations-project-celebrates-diversity-of-muslim-women-in-canada-475544\/\">Generations Project Celebrates Diversity of Muslim Women in Canada <\/a>(Cape Breton Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8230; while Sarah al -Amiri works to shatter stereotypes of Muslim women by becoming head of science operations and deputy project manager for space probe UAE is about to send to Mars:  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/07\/14\/science\/mars-united-arab-emirates.html\">How the United Arab Emirates Set Its Sights on Mars<\/a> (TNT)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Bari Weiss \u00e2\u20ac\u0153made a career as a Zionist warrior, often smearing anti-Zionists in ways that she is quick to call McCarthyism when others employ the same methods\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2020\/07\/bari-weiss-leaves-the-nyt-and-thats-bad-for-zionists\/\">Bari Weiss Leaves the \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNYT\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 and That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Bad for Zionists <\/a>(Mondoweiss)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2016, Michigan went to Donald Trump by 10,000 votes. The Biden campaign knows there are 150,000 Muslim voters n Michigan:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/20\/893066503\/presidential-nominees-rarely-speak-to-muslim-audiences-biden-did-monday\">Presidential Nominees Rarely Speak to Muslim Audiences. Biden Did Monday<\/a> (NPR)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Israel has recently banned Palestinians from holding activities or events in East Jerusalem and has shut down many organizations and arrested several of their employees and activists in the city&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2020-07\/22\/c_139232583.htm\">Palestine Slams &#8220;Israeli Raid&#8221; on Cultural Organizations in East Jerusalem<\/a> (Xinhua)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Pakistani villagers living along a highly militarized frontier in the disputed region of Kashmir accused India on Wednesday of intentionally targeting civilians, but they vowed never to leave&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.seattletimes.com\/nation-world\/pakistanis-say-india-deliberately-hits-civilians-in-kashmir\/\">Pakistanis Say India Deliberately Hits Civilians in Kashmir<\/a> (AP \/ SeattleTimes)<\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Because the &#8220;legislation &#8230; is unlikely to be embraced in the Republican-led Senate, &#8230; it appears the issue will be fought out in the US presidential election contest&#8221;: US House Poised to Vote on Reversing Trump&#8217;s &#8216;Muslim Ban&#8217; (Aljazeera) African-American Muslims want to know why Arab-American Muslims are peddling alcohol, pork, and racism: Un-HolyLand? 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