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Speaking to a conference on "A World Without Zionism," Iranian President Ahmadinejad today remarked that "There is no doubt that the new wave (of attacks) in Palestine will soon wipe off this disgraceful blot (Israel) from the face of the Islamic world... As the Iman (Ayatollah Ruhallah Khomeini) said, Israel must be wiped off the map." Ahmadinejad's remarks came on the same day that a suicide bomber killed at least five people in Northern Israel.
The Iranian President also had a warning for other Muslim states: "Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury; any (Islamic leader) who recognizes the Zionist regime is acknowledging the surrender and defeat of the Islamic world."
Ibrahim Yazdi, a former Iranian Foreign Minister, responded to Ahmandinejad: "Such comments provoke the international community against us."
Ya think?! To judge from what I'm hearing and reading, the remark has been roundly denounced by the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Spain, the UK, and US. For starters.
The Beirut Daily Star concludes that Ahmadinejad's comments signalled the death knell of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, and a new level of confrontation with the West.
The Iranian President also had a warning for other Muslim states: "Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury; any (Islamic leader) who recognizes the Zionist regime is acknowledging the surrender and defeat of the Islamic world."
Ibrahim Yazdi, a former Iranian Foreign Minister, responded to Ahmandinejad: "Such comments provoke the international community against us."
Ya think?! To judge from what I'm hearing and reading, the remark has been roundly denounced by the governments of Canada, France, Germany, Israel, Spain, the UK, and US. For starters.
The Beirut Daily Star concludes that Ahmadinejad's comments signalled the death knell of negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, and a new level of confrontation with the West.
