Iranian President insists 'Israel can not continue to live' [View All]

[Emillereid]

By Angus McDowall in Tehran
Published: 25 April 2006

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When a reporter for a US network asked if there were any concessions that would make Iran consider halting its uranium enrichment, he laughed and replied: "What concession could the international community make that would make your country give up its sovereignty?"

The theme of Western double standards played prominently in Mr Ahmadinejad's comments, particularly when he spoke about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. His comments appeared to be aimed at Muslims around the world, whom he has courted assiduously during his nine months in power with strongly worded attacks on Israel and support for the Palestinians.

"At the time of the Second World War, anti-Semitism was rife in Europe," he said. "If you support the Jews, what was that all about? You made Europe unsafe for the Jews and they sought sanctuary in Palestine. Now they live in a land that does not belong to them."

Mr Ahmadinejad has drawn fierce criticism in the West for comments last October that cast doubt on the Holocaust and for saying that Israel should be "wiped off the map". Yesterday, he said: "We say that this fake regime cannot logically continue to live." ..... <snip>

http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/article359954.ece

Is this a cosmic joke or what? The world seems to be led by totally insane people these days. Is this guy begging to get hit? He is providing the Bushits with their arguments to attack Iran.