{"id":82997,"date":"2020-08-15T18:01:27","date_gmt":"2020-08-15T23:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82997"},"modified":"2020-08-15T18:01:27","modified_gmt":"2020-08-15T23:01:27","slug":"news-and-analysis-8-15-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=82997","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (8\/15\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Washington got support only from the Dominican Republic for its resolution to indefinitely extend the embargo, leaving it far short of the minimum nine &#8216;yes&#8217; votes required for adoption&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/08\/fail-loses-bid-extend-arms-embargo-iran-200815010505938.html\">UN Security Council Rejects US Bid to Extend Iran Arms Embargo<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; which suits the Trump administration&#8217;s plans for unlilateral sanctions and, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.truthdig.com\/articles\/mike-pompeo-is-setting-the-stage-for-war-with-iran\/\">if Pompeo has his way, for war<\/a> with Iran:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2020\/08\/15\/politics\/trump-iran-sanctions\/index.html\">Trump Says Snapback Sanctions Against Iran Could Come Next Week<\/a> (CNN)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The claim that the Palestinians somehow benefit from the suspension of formal annexation is a fraud because Israel continues its oppression and theft without the embarrassment of <em>de jure<\/em> admission of guilt:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/original.antiwar.com\/mbenjamin\/2020\/08\/13\/dont-be-hoodwinked-by-trumps-uae-israel-peace-deal\/\">Don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t Be Hoodwinked by Trump\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s UAE-Israel \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPeace Deal\u00e2\u20ac\u2122<\/a> (antiwar.com)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.juancole.com\/2020\/08\/winners-accord-palestinians.html\">3 Winners of the UAE Accord with Israel, One Loser (Palestinians), and One Shrug (Iran<\/a>) (Informed Comment)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The head of Jerusalem&#8217;s &#8220;hospital of the poor&#8221; is concerned over its possible closure because under Israeli occupation, &#8220;No Palestinian institution in Jerusalem that is shut down is reopened again&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/coronavirus-palestine-hospital-jerusalem-faces-closure\">Coronavirus: Largest Palestinian Hospital in Jerusalem Faces Closure<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>India claims men it gunned down armed militants; their families say they were laborers looking for work&#8221;; HRW demands an independent investigation and repeal of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2008\/08\/18\/india-repeal-armed-forces-special-powers-act\">Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hrw.org\/news\/2020\/08\/14\/india-new-reports-extrajudicial-killings-kashmir\">India: New Reports of Extrajudicial Killings in Kashmir<\/a> (Human Rights Watch)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Police sources admitted off the record that students were being summoned as part of a &#8216;verification process&#8217; &#8230; over \u00c2\u00a0&#8220;concerns that the students may &#8230; indulge in activities considered anti-national&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/governance\/kashmir-cops-questioning-students-enrolled-in-pakistan-colleges-cite-radicalisation-fear\/481221\/\">Kashmir Cops \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcQuestioning\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Students Enrolled in Pakistan Colleges, Cite Radicalisation Fear<\/a> (The Print)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That India&#8217;s &#8220;Islamic rulers patronised coexistence through both literary and administrative means&#8221; is little appreciated:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/opinion\/hussain-shahis-krishna-bhakti-mughals-mathura-facts-muslim-rulers\/479117\/\">Hussain Shahis\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Krishna Bhakti, Mughals\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Mathura Link \u00e2\u20ac\u201d Lesser-known Facts about Muslim Rulers<\/a> (The Print)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Washington got support only from the Dominican Republic for its resolution to indefinitely extend the embargo, leaving it far short of the minimum nine &#8216;yes&#8217; 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