Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

AmberHeards t1_j28kb33 wrote

Unbelievably sad. What crime did he commit?? Is there a law against going on Israeli TV?

54

AcaAwkward t1_j28o1b7 wrote

He angered the bearded men in charge with the funny hats

71

Artizela t1_j29dyro wrote

> Is there a law against going on Israeli TV?

Probably. The law in Iran most likely forbids any communication with Israelis. It’s like that in most Muslim / Arab countries that are still openly hostile to Israel.

56

cthuluhooprises t1_j2bk0v3 wrote

Are there any that arent? (/gen)

4

BCuzMe t1_j2dqtsr wrote

There are, yes. The most important ones are Egypt and Jordan who've made peace with Israel long ago, despite being at war multiple times before that (though the relationships aren't great, they're ok). In recent times more and more Arab countries which have been hostile in the past have started to both officially acknowledge Israel's existence and some even made peace deals, despite not actually being at war - it's a strong statement and is followed up by economic cooperation. While the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is really going nowhere, those recent agreements certainly shed a bit of an optimistic light on (some) of the Middle East.

Though it's worth noting, that a big part of the reason these recent agreements are happening is common enemies, namely Iran, being a bat-shit state

2

liquid_cherry t1_j296qgl wrote

Article said he was an author who wrote about religious co-existence. Very sad.

26

BoiFrosty t1_j2ac1lo wrote

Iran has the stated goal of wiping out Israel. They don't recognize it as a legitimate state, so giving them airspace or possible view of legitimacy is both a state and religious offence.

13

elihri t1_j2b2qsg wrote

Our athletes are forced to drop out of international competition if they face an israeilian opponent. Anything related to Israel is banned. The law doesn’t mean anything here. If they want to kill you they make up of a law for it.

11