{"id":86957,"date":"2023-02-15T11:54:45","date_gmt":"2023-02-15T16:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=86957"},"modified":"2023-02-16T13:16:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-16T18:16:56","slug":"news-and-analysis-2-15-23","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=86957","title":{"rendered":"news and Analysis 2\/15\/23"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Modi government moves fast to crush BBC after documentary exposes his plot to give Hindutva three days to terrorize Muslims and the subsequent murder and prosecution of witnesses to cover up:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/world\/2023\/01\/25\/india-bbc-narendra-modi-documentary\/\">Censorship, Arrests, Power Cuts. India Scrambles to Block BBC Documentary<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/indias-bbc-raid-is-just-its-latest-attack-on-press\/2023\/02\/15\/cb1a3e08-acf6-11ed-b0ba-9f4244c6e5da_story.html\">India\u2019s BBC Raid Is Just Its Latest Attack on Press<\/a> (Washington Post)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Climate collaborations between Israel and Jordan &#8220;are serving to embolden the Israeli occupation, which remains unflinching in its <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6242238\/climate-change-israeli-palestinian-politics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">denial of water rights to Palestinians<\/a>&#8220;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/newlinesinstitute.org\/israel\/palestinians-missing-from-israeli-jordanian-climate-diplomacy\/\">Palestinians Missing from Israeli-Jordanian Climate Diplomacy<\/a> (Newlines Institute)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Bin Salman puts religion at the service of his politics while protesting against the use of religion by his opponents&#8221; &#8212; Louis Blin, author of a forthcoming book on the Muslim World League:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jamesmdorsey.substack.com\/p\/saudi-columnists-bolster-calls-for?publication_id=246828&amp;post_id=102629153&amp;isFreemail=true\">Saudi Columnists Bolster Calls for Reform of Muslim Religious Law<\/a> (Middle East Soccer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>An &#8220;anti-Palestinian stalwart &#8230; has taken a page from Florida Governor <a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/tags\/ron-desantis\">Ron DeSantis<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/michael-f-brown\/racist-rabbi-speak-florida\">war<\/a> against <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newyorker.com\/magazine\/2023\/02\/06\/ron-desantis-battles-the-african-american-ap-course-and-history\">Black American history<\/a> &#8230; [in] seeking to dictate to the New York Board of Regents <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2023\/01\/31\/new-york-regents-exam-blasted-for-loaded-questions-about-israel\/\">wording<\/a> around how Israel \u2013 and Palestine \u2013 is presented to students&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/electronicintifada.net\/blogs\/michael-f-brown\/new-york-lawmakers-want-write-palestinians-out-history\">New York Lawmakers Want to Write Palestinians Out of History<\/a> (Electronic Intifada)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Publication of the papers could reveal why Nehru granted the special status that Modi has now revoked:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/feb\/14\/india-trying-prevent-declassification-sensitive-kashmir-papers\">India Trying to Prevent Declassification of \u2018Sensitive\u2019 1947 Kashmir Papers<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The European Union rejects this decision and reiterates its position that settlements are illegal under international law and that it will not recognize any changes to the 1967 borders other than those agreed by the parties&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/english.wafa.ps\/Pages\/Details\/133374\">European Union Rejects Israel\u2019s Decision to legalize Settlement Outposts, Calls for Reversing Latest Decisions<\/a> (Wafa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That not &#8220;one terrorism conviction resulted from the tens of thousands of police interviews in the aftermath of 9\/11. That gives you a sense of how members of an entire group were seen as a racialized security threat, even though they hadn\u2019t done anything&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/jacobin.com\/2023\/02\/islamophobia-anti-muslim-racism-history-empire\">We Can\u2019t Understand Islamophobia Without Recognizing Its Roots in Imperialism<\/a> (Jacobin)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Israeli murder spree continues to climax:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/israel-palestine-kill-nablus-raid\">Israeli Forces Kill Palestinian During Nablus Raid<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.haaretz.com\/israel-news\/2023-02-14\/ty-article\/.premium\/17-year-old-palestinian-shot-dead-by-israeli-army-near-nablus-in-west-bank\/00000186-4f56-d5d4-a5e7-efded92b0000\">17-year-old Palestinian Shot Dead by Israeli Army Near Nablus in West Bank<\/a> (Haaretz)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/west-bank-14-year-old-palestinian-killed-israeli-raid-jenin\">West Bank: 14-year-old Palestinian Killed in Israeli Raid on Jenin<\/a> (Middle East Eye)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/truthout.org\/articles\/new-israeli-regime-moves-toward-cleansing-all-palestinians-from-palestine\/\">New Israeli Regime Moves Toward \u201cCleansing\u201d All Palestinians from Palestine<\/a> (Truthout)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>His insistence on taking personal days so he could attend Friday prayers led the airline &#8220;to conclude that you are not suitable for this job&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtontimes.com\/news\/2023\/feb\/14\/muslim-claims-southwest-airlines-fired-him-bwi-job\/\">Muslim Claims Southwest Airlines Fired Him from BWI Job over Religious Request<\/a> (Washington Times)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A &#8220;$2.5 million, five-year grant from the Lilly Endowment &#8230; will help launch programs that foster greater understanding of religious cultures in Africa, Central Asia and the Middle East&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/religionnews.com\/2023\/02\/14\/library-of-congress-to-highlight-muslim-slave-and-scholar-with-2-5-million-grant\/\">Library of Congress to Highlight Muslim Slave and Scholar with $2.5 Million Grant<\/a> (Religion News Service)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Modi government moves fast to crush BBC after documentary exposes his plot to give Hindutva three days to terrorize Muslims and the subsequent murder and prosecution of witnesses to cover up: Censorship, Arrests, Power Cuts. 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