{"id":83084,"date":"2020-09-01T06:08:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T11:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=83084"},"modified":"2020-09-01T06:08:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T11:08:38","slug":"news-and-analysis-9-1-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=83084","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis (9\/1\/20)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The artist &#8230; is set to be prosecuted by the State Security Court on charges of &#8220;offending an Arab country&#8221;. Many have speculated the Arab country in question is the UAE, after Hajjaj made satirical drawings of the normalisation agreement&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.alaraby.co.uk\/english\/news\/2020\/8\/28\/jordanians-show-support-for-uae-critics-prince-ali-cartoonist\">Jordanians Launch Solidarity Campaign with Prince Ali and Cartoonist Emad Hajjaj over UAE Criticism<\/a> (New Arab)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An astrophysicist, an author and two musicians are among the latest victims of Israel&#8217;s war on Palestinian culture:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.972mag.com\/palestinian-culture-science-music\/\">From Science to Classical Music, Israel Clamps Down on Palestinian Culture<\/a> (972 Magazine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A &#8220;common\u00c2\u00a0 sense precaution [from] the top court&#8221; disallowing &#8220;Muharram processions anywhere in the country on the ground that this may lead to the blaming of a particular community&#8221; has been enforced by the authorities &#8220;with brutal energy&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.deccanchronicle.com\/opinion\/dc-comment\/310820\/dc-edit-in-guise-of-covid-war-its-unbridled-hate-in-kashmir.html\">In Guise of COVID War, It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s Unbridled Hate in Kashmir<\/a> (Deccan Chronicle)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Both Israel and the UAE have wanted normalization for a long time. &#8230; No serious Israeli opposition exists. Public opposition in the UAE, if it exists, is sufficiently suppressed as to appear non-existent. And Palestinian opposition is irrelevant&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fpif.org\/the-israel-uae-deal-isnt-about-peace-at-all\/\">The U.S.-brokered Pact Makes No Pretense of Peace for Palestinians. Instead, It Sharpens a Regional Coalition Against Iran<\/a> (Foreign Policy in Focus)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Biden&#8217;s foreign policy pledges &#8220;aren&#8217;t just platitudes.. They signal a reversion to the post\u00e2\u20ac\u0090\u00e2\u20ac\u2039Cold War view that America can and should be everywhere and solve every problem&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cato.org\/publications\/commentary\/biden-wants-return-normal-foreign-policy-thats-problem?utm_campaign=Foreign%20Policy%20Newsletter&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=94273405&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz--U3C6xfXRsVLWm_FqsNHLDcpZ3B4Gu4uKISiOOAMbyuET7VOHrjSMshUPdQaWpxxN6onIAkAyqrKu58Qo2Jlxeetkm_A&amp;utm_content=94273405&amp;utm_source=hs_email\">Biden Wants to Return to a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcNormal\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 Foreign Policy. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the Problem<\/a> (CATO Institute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;If by the bridge, you mean that we will allow them to bring their voices and propagate it [in\u00c2\u00a0 Srinagar], that is not a bridge. If by the bridge you mean that you will allow us to take the voices of J&amp;K and Ladakh and propagate it [in New Delhi], it is fine&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hindustantimes.com\/india-news\/in-kashmir-different-political-ideologies-have-been-set-aside-for-a-larger-goal-omar-abdullah\/story-wWlNwMr9WvRgF3lRN3fdqJ.html\">In Kashmir, Different Political Ideologies Have Been Set Aside for a Larger Goal: Omar Abdullah<\/a> (Hindustan Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Roohi Sultana sits on the floor with her students using &#8220;the <a href=\"https:\/\/edtechreview.in\/dictionary\/3304-what-is-play-way-method-of-learning#:~:text=Play%2Dway%20method%20of%20learning%20is%20a%20complete%20package%20that,of%20the%20child%20as%20well.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">play-way<\/a> method. The kids really get involved in this process of learning. I am merely a facilitator, but it fills my heart with joy to see their creativity take shape through the teaching&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theprint.in\/india\/education\/kashmir-teacher-who-uses-scrap-material-to-educate-poor-kids-selected-for-national-award\/492992\/\">Kashmir Teacher, Who Uses Scrap Material to Educate Poor Kids, Selected for National Award<\/a> (The Print)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Iran cooperates with the IAEA, &#8220;Britain, France, Germany, China, Russia are attempting to save the 2015 accord, leaving the US isolated&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2020\/09\/iran-nuclear-deal-parties-set-meet-vienna-pressure-200901071325561.html\">Iran Nuclear Deal Parties Set to Meet in Vienna amid US Pressure<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A break in the clouds?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2020\/aug\/31\/hamas-and-israel-agree-end-to-cross-border-bombing-in-gaza\">Hamas and Israel Agree End to Cross-border Bombing in Gaza<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.un.org\/unispal\/document\/israel-must-immediately-allow-entry-of-fuel-and-other-essential-items-into-gaza-hamas-must-end-actions-risking-further-destabilization-statement-by-humanitarian-coordinator-jamie-mcgoldrick\/\">Israel Must Immediately Allow Entry of Fuel and Other Essential Items into Gaza; Hamas Must end Actions Risking Further Destabilization \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Statement by Humanitarian Coordinator Jamie McGoldrick<\/a> (United Nations)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The artist &#8230; is set to be prosecuted by the State Security Court on charges of &#8220;offending an Arab country&#8221;. Many have speculated the Arab country in question is the UAE, after Hajjaj made satirical drawings of the normalisation agreement&#8221;: Jordanians Launch Solidarity Campaign with Prince Ali and Cartoonist Emad Hajjaj over UAE Criticism (New [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-analysis"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=83084"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83084\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83092,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/83084\/revisions\/83092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=83084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=83084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=83084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}