{"id":84261,"date":"2021-05-05T17:14:28","date_gmt":"2021-05-05T22:14:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=84261"},"modified":"2021-05-05T17:14:28","modified_gmt":"2021-05-05T22:14:28","slug":"news-and-analysis-5-5-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=84261","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 5\/5\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the face of Israeli forces arrests and &#8220;spraying skunk water, a chemically enhanced type of sewage water, and physically assaulting residents and solidarity protesters&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/gallery\/2021\/5\/5\/palestinians-arrested-at-protest-over-jerusalem-evictions\">Palestinians Vow to Save Sheikh Jarrah Neighbourhood<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; and in the face of the High Court&#8217;s contempt for their property rights, the owners insist that &#8220;these are our homes and the settlers are not our landlords\u00e2\u20ac\u009d:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mondoweiss.net\/2021\/05\/israeli-court-says-sheikh-jarrah-residents-must-reach-agreement-with-the-settlers-trying-to-evict-them\/?fbclid=IwAR1dBoRD4D5lQQP0VGEvl_6kbx3SJ0vYeQXGcYRF_D5qQvcTDkPeqf1KmDY\">Israeli Court Says Sheikh Jarrah Residents Must \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcReach Agreement\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 with the Settlers Trying to Evict Them<\/a> (Mondoweiss)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A prominent advocate for Kashmiri freedom &#8220;denied proper medical care&#8221; passed away &#8220;in Indian jail under squalid conditions&#8221; similar to &#8220;thousands of Kashmiris&#8221; arrested under India&#8217;s &#8220;Public Safety Act&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/staunch-anti-india-kashmir-politician-dies-in-police-custody\/2021\/05\/05\/cf22284a-ad9c-11eb-82c1-896aca955bb9_story.html\">Staunch Anti-India Kashmir Politician Dies in Police Custody<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A social science experiment finds German women discriminate against Muslim women who do not share their feminist beliefs while German men will discriminate against Muslim women in any case:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/penntoday.upenn.edu\/news\/hijab-effect-feminist-backlash-muslim-immigrants-germany\">The \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcHijab Penalty\u00e2\u20ac\u2122: Feminist Backlash to Muslim Immigrants in Germany<\/a> (Penn Today)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A United Nations arbitrations committee will be examining apartheid charges against Israel after allegations from &#8220;Israeli left-wing NGOs&#8221; as well as by &#8220;the US based <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/investor-cashing-in-on-israeli-startups-while-calling-israel-apartheid-666972\">Human Rights Watch&#8221;<\/a> made headlines:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/un-committee-to-examine-palestinian-apartheid-charges-against-israel-667110\">UN Committee to Examine Palestinian Apartheid Charges Against Israel<\/a> (The Jerusalem Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The International Union for Muslim Scholars (IUMS) urged authorities in Chad&#8221; to abide &#8220;by the [Chadian] constitution and law, and the peaceful circulation of power via free and transparent elections&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aa.com.tr\/en\/africa\/muslim-scholars-union-urges-chad-to-hand-power-to-civilians\/2230368\">Muslim Scholars Union Urges Chad to Hand Power to Civilians<\/a> (Anadolu Agency)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A Human Right Watch report, like reports from many other sources, finds Israel\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s crimes against Palestinians have reached a severity that merits calling them &#8220;crimes against humanity&#8221; &#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thenation.com\/article\/world\/israel-hrw-apartheid-state\/\">Yes, Israel Is Obviously an Apartheid State<\/a> (The Nation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230; a fact reflected in numerous news stories of recent days:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/israeli-security-guard-filmed-beating-palestinian-man-in-east-jerusalem\/\">Israeli Security Guard Filmed Beating Palestinian Man in East Jerusalem<\/a> (Times of Israel)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeastmonitor.com\/20210505-israel-settlers-set-fire-to-palestine-farmland-in-nablus\/\">Israel Settlers Set Fire to Palestine Farmland in Nablus<\/a> (Middle East Monitor)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/5\/4\/if-i-dont-steal-your-home-someone-else-will-jewish-settler-says\">Video Shows Israeli Settler Trying to Take over Palestinian House<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mohammad Deif, a top Hamas commander warned Israel against attacks on Palestinian residents on Sheikh Jarrah after the neighborhood &#8220;was raided by Israeli forces for the second night on Tuesday&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2021\/5\/5\/hamas-commander-warns-israel-over-occupied-east-jerusalem-attacks\">Hamas Commander Warns Israel over Occupied East Jerusalem Attacks<\/a> (Al-Jazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the face of Israeli forces arrests and &#8220;spraying skunk water, a chemically enhanced type of sewage water, and physically assaulting residents and solidarity protesters&#8221; 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