{"id":84230,"date":"2021-04-27T15:52:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:52:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=84230"},"modified":"2021-04-27T15:52:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-27T20:52:56","slug":"news-and-analysis-4-27-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=84230","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 4\/27\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hamas and Fatah members caught up in series of Israeli arrests since March say they have been warned not to compete in coming elections&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/israel-palestine-elections-raids-sweep-up\">Palestine Election: Israel&#8217;s Wave of Arrests Sweeps Up Palestinians Before Polls<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A U.S. Senator is demanding John Kerry resign for allegedly sharing the &#8220;secret&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 that &#8220;Israel had attacked Iranian interests in Syria at least 200 times&#8221; with an unnamed economist:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/politics\/2021\/04\/27\/john-kerry-iran-controversy-explained\/\">The John Kerry-Iran Controversy, Explained<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli police&#8217;s withdrawal and removal of barriers they had placed at Damascus Gate on the first day of Ramadan to prevent Palestinians from gathering after Ramadan prayers at the Al-Aqsa mosque sparked singing, dancing, and the raising of Palestinian flags by the local populace:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/www.palestinechronicle.com\/palestinians-celebrate-israeli-police-withdrawal-from-damascus-gate-in-jerusalem-video\/?fbclid=IwAR1d-P3FfGUWK0IfFIODsNOvIvSdPJFVn4C2pDDXXcqnHJ_hCbUoJF5ZPTY. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/www.palestinechronicle.com\/palestinians-celebrate-israeli-police-withdrawal-from-damascus-gate-in-jerusalem-video\/?fbclid=IwAR1d-P3FfGUWK0IfFIODsNOvIvSdPJFVn4C2pDDXXcqnHJ_hCbUoJF5ZPTY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"0\">Palestinians Celebrate Israeli Police Withdrawal From Damascus Gate in Jerusalem (VIDEO)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan wants Europe to muzzle those who mock the Prophet with the tools they use against those who deny the Holocaust:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2021\/04\/27\/pakistan-pm-urges-muslim-countries-boycott-western-trade\/\">Pakistan PM Urges Muslim Majority Countries to Boycott Trade With The West<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">Reports indicate that Israeli occupation forces prevented fishermen in Gaza from fishing in the Gaza Sea. &#8220;He said the fishermen were forbidden from sailing into the sea until further notice under false excuses&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/english.wafa.ps\/Pages\/Details\/124206. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/english.wafa.ps\/Pages\/Details\/124206\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"1\">Israel Forbids Palestinian Fishermen from Accessing Gaza Sea<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\">The U.S mainstream media plays semantic games to &#8220;downplay and hide&#8221; the racism and brutality that Palestinians living in Jerusalem and other occupied territories face on a daily basis:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a title=\"Original URL: https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2021\/04\/u-s-mainstream-media-hides-or-downplays-jewish-supremacists-who-just-carried-out-a-pogrom-in-jerusalem\/. Click or tap if you trust this link.\" href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2021\/04\/u-s-mainstream-media-hides-or-downplays-jewish-supremacists-who-just-carried-out-a-pogrom-in-jerusalem\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"Verified\" data-linkindex=\"2\">U.S. Mainstream Media Hides or Downplays Jewish Supremacists Who Just Carried Out a \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcPogrom\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 in Jerusalem<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Reports suggest movement to expedite talks to revive the nuclear deal:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kfgo.com\/2021\/04\/27\/parties-to-iran-talks-agree-to-expedite-efforts-for-u-s-iran-compliance-russia\/\">Parties to Iran Talks Agree to Expedite Efforts For U.S-Iran Compliance \u00e2\u20ac\u201c Russia<\/a> (Reuters \/ KFGO)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/us-envoy-iran-taking-part-nuclear-talks-white-house-2021-04-27\/\">U.S. Envoy to Iran Taking Part in Nuclear Talks -White House<\/a> (Reuters)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Saudis and Iranians are talking about negotiating:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/magazine\/can-iran-and-saudi-arabia-bury-the-past-and-end-the-yemen-war-46264\">Can Iran and Saudi Arabia Bury the Past and End the Yemen War<\/a>? (TRT World)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In what it calls its &#8220;most comprehensive report to date&#8221;, the Humans Right Watch on Tuesday accused Israel of committing &#8220;crimes against humanity&#8221;<strong>\u00c2\u00a0<\/strong>and said the U.S. and international community have &#8220;turned a blind eye&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-middle-east-56898864\">Israel Committing Crimes of Apartheid And Persecution<\/a> (HRW)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Hamas and Fatah members caught up in series of Israeli arrests since March say they have been warned not to compete in coming elections&#8221;: Palestine Election: Israel&#8217;s Wave of Arrests Sweeps Up Palestinians Before Polls (Middle East Eye) A U.S. Senator is demanding John Kerry resign for allegedly sharing the &#8220;secret&#8221;\u00c2\u00a0 that &#8220;Israel had attacked [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":158132,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-84230","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\/84230","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\/158132"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=84230"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84230\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":84239,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84230\/revisions\/84239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=84230"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=84230"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=84230"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}