{"id":1301,"date":"2020-07-25T06:19:37","date_gmt":"2020-07-25T11:19:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/?p=1301"},"modified":"2020-07-29T09:18:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-29T14:18:17","slug":"1301","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coatesn\/2020\/07\/25\/1301\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Veggie Tales makes Iran\u2019s hit list.\u00a0 Fars News Agency \u201cpublished an antisemitic attack last week on the VeggieTales animated children\u2019s movie \u201cEsther: The Girl Who Became Queen.\u201d\u00a0 Nayime Movahed, writing for Fars News, argued that the show about Esther was \u201ca Zionist hero [who] has infiltrated our streaming services.\u201d\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/middle-east\/iran-stokes-antisemitism-about-esther-the-girl-who-became-queen-636242\">\u201cIran stokes antisemitism about &#8216;Esther, The Girl who became Queen&#8217;,\u201d<\/a> Benjamin Weinthal, Jerusalem Post, July 25, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tass.com\/world\/1182423\">Agreements with Russia, China part of Iran\u2019s balanced policy \u2013 diplomat,\u201d<\/a> TASS, July 25, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nationalinterest.org\/blog\/middle-east-watch\/allowing-iran-snapback-sanctions-expire-would-be-security-disaster-165610\">\u201cAllowing Iran Snapback Sanctions to Expire Would Be a Security Disaster,\u201d<\/a> Thomas Spoehr, National Interest, July 25, 2020.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ifpnews.com\/195-more-iranians-die-of-covid-19-in-24-hours\">\u201c195 More Iranians Die of COVID-19 in 24 Hours,\u201d<\/a> IFP, July 25, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>And while they\u2019re at it, the passengers on the Mahan Air flight can also sue the pilot who strayed from the flight path, did not identify himself when called, and over-reacted when realizing an American jet was about 1,000 feet away.\u00a0 Regardless, passenger claims under these facts, and international law under sovereign immunity, cannot proceed.\u00a0 See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.middleeasteye.net\/news\/iran-mahan-passengers-sue-near-collision-american-jets\">\u201cIran says airline passengers can sue US after near collision with American jets,\u201d<\/a> Middle East Eye,\u00a0July 25, 2020.<\/p>\n<p>A fascinating analysis.\u00a0 Apart from the Ministry of Intelligence not knowing what country(ies) are responsible for the explosions, this op-ed provides an explanation of the possibility that many of these explosions are due to internal competition in Iran.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/could-most-of-the-recent-blasts-in-iran-stem-from-an-internal-election-battle\">\u201cIran regime grapples with its worst crisis, hamstrung by internal power struggle,\u201d<\/a> Avi Issacharoff, Times of Israel, July 25, 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veggie Tales makes Iran\u2019s hit list.\u00a0 Fars News Agency \u201cpublished an antisemitic attack last week on the VeggieTales animated children\u2019s movie \u201cEsther: The Girl Who Became Queen.\u201d\u00a0 Nayime Movahed, writing for Fars News, argued that the show about Esther was \u201ca Zionist hero [who] has infiltrated our streaming services.\u201d\u00a0 See \u201cIran stokes antisemitism about &#8216;Esther, &hellip; 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