Iran's President Threatens Annihilation of Israel
The fiery president of Iran can hardly wait to build his first atomic bomb. He's going to drop it on Israel and wipe it right off the map! Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad shocked the world with his statement that the world would soon witness the annihilation of Israel. You can read the full article here.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was 'shocked and dismayed' at the report by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. President Ahmadinejad has made repeated anti-Israeli comments and this is the second time he has referred to Israel's impending doom.
The last time Iran's hard-line president threatened Israel, he said, the "Zionist regime should be wiped off the map." Iran did a little backpedalling, claiming Ahmadinejad meant that Israel would disappear in time, a victim of its own policies and culture, rather than be destroyed. This time Ahmadinejad's statement was quite clear. No amount of spin can hide his intent to annihilate the Jewish state.
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was 'shocked and dismayed' at the report by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. President Ahmadinejad has made repeated anti-Israeli comments and this is the second time he has referred to Israel's impending doom.
In a statement, the secretary-general reminded Iran and the international community that "the state of Israel is a full and long-standing member of the United Nations" and that "all members have undertaken to refrain from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state."
The last time Iran's hard-line president threatened Israel, he said, the "Zionist regime should be wiped off the map." Iran did a little backpedalling, claiming Ahmadinejad meant that Israel would disappear in time, a victim of its own policies and culture, rather than be destroyed. This time Ahmadinejad's statement was quite clear. No amount of spin can hide his intent to annihilate the Jewish state.
Labels: Israel, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, United Nations
