{"id":82901,"date":"2020-07-28T12:55:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:55:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82901"},"modified":"2020-07-28T12:57:29","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T17:57:29","slug":"news-and-analysis-7-28-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82901","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (7\/28\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hajj pilgrims honor the sacrifice of Abraham, and &#8220;the Maryland Hajj ended with rented sheep ambling in small petting enclosures and a station where Eldadah said families donated a total of $2,000 to Americans in need&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/wamu.org\/story\/20\/07\/27\/covid-19-denied-her-a-pilgrimage-so-this-maryland-muslim-woman-made-a-drive-thru-version\/\">COVID-19 Denied Her a Pilgrimage, So This Maryland Muslim Woman Made a Drive-Thru Version<\/a> (WAMU)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;President Erdogan is helping China repatriate Muslim dissidents by sending them to third countries before they return&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/How Turkey is sending Muslim Uighurs back to China without breaking its promise\">How Turkey Is Sending Muslim Uighurs Back to China Without Breaking Its Promise<\/a> (Telegraph)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Israel cut off the British charity&#8217;s aid to the most deprived Palestinians by using refusal to discriminate against children of militants to pretend that Islamic Relief is a &#8220;terrorist organization&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/jul\/27\/islamic-relief-to-contest-israeli-terrorism-allegations-in-court\">Islamic Relief to Contest Israeli &#8216;Terrorism&#8217; Allegations in Court<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Never shy about taking credit for its military operations, &#8220;Hezbollah denied its fighters had engaged in any attack along the border,&#8221; but scandal-ridden Netanyahu needs a war:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/middle_east\/lebanon-accuses-israel-of-provoking-border-escalation\/2020\/07\/28\/a41937da-d0dc-11ea-826b-cc394d824e35_story.html\">Lebanon Accuses Israel of Provoking Border Escalation<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Ayesha and Reza got engaged to be married in January, 2017.  Then Donald Trump came between them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.npr.org\/2020\/07\/27\/895651360\/married-couple-affected-by-muslim-travel-ban-pandemic-constraints\">Married Couple Affected by Muslim Travel Ban, Pandemic Constraints<\/a> (NPR)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As Israel increasingly sidesteps the PA as its enforcement arm, some Israeli conservatives fear it is accelerating an &#8220;advance towards &#8230; establishment of one Israeli-Palestinian state with equal citizenship for all inhabitants&#8221;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/opinion\/israel-nightmare-dissolution-palestinian-authority-200727113432326.html\">Israel&#8217;s Nightmare: The Dissolution of the Palestinian Authority<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The &#8220;NGO Foundation for Media Professionals&#8221; alleges contempt of court as government-mandated &#8220;slow internet speed makes telemedicine, or online consultation, impossible&#8221; 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