Iran: Israel should be wiped off map

**Dâriûsh** · 10-27-2005, 21:14

It is just the same old rhetoric.

Ayatollah Khamenei inherited the same stance from the late Ayatollah Khomeini (May God forgive his many sins). When President Ahmadinejad is saying such things, it is certainly with the blessing of Khamenei. Either that or he has gone crazy.

It is unusual for a high-ranking official to say such things publicly, so he is either A) Being defiant in the face of the world, B) pandering to his followers, or C) both.

**PanzerJaeger** · 10-27-2005, 21:34

The United States will not let Israel be destroyed. Of course it will never come down to that as the "President" of Iran is just playing to the comman arab hatred of Jews that resonates in many parts of his country.

**Dâriûsh** · 10-27-2005, 21:48

If you’re looking for Arabs in Iran, I’ll advice you to look in Khuzestan.

**PanzerJaeger** · 10-27-2005, 22:04

I meant arab in the political sense, ie the Pan-Arab movement.

To be more specific, the President of Iran was playing on the anti-semetic hate that is common among muslims in the Middle East.

**Tachikaze** · 10-29-2005, 07:35

Originally Posted by PanzerJager

I meant arab in the political sense, ie the Pan-Arab movement.

To be more specific, the President of Iran was playing on the anti-semetic hate that is common among muslims in the Middle East.

Most of the Muslims in the Middle East are Semitic.

I don't think the hatred against Israel should be confused with hatred against Jews. If Japan had set up a colonial state in the middle of Palestine in the 1940s, I'm sure there would be the same kinds of hatred and antagonism against them.

I wonder how many of you have really tried to see this issue from the Arab perspective.

Of course I condemn any words of hatred, war, and destruction by political leaders, but I can understand why the Arabs feel that the creation of Israel was an act of Western imperialism.

**Dâriûsh** · 10-29-2005, 02:12

Originally Posted by Dâriûsh

It is unusual for a high-ranking official to say such things publicly, so he is either A) Being defiant in the face of the world, B) pandering to his followers, or C) both.

Given the timing, I think I can conclude that it was both. But it was most likely also in defiance of the current clergy. The same was said by Ayatollah Khomeini during the revolution.

**Tribesman** · 10-29-2005, 02:37

Given the timing Dariush he just wanted a headline grabber for Al-Quds day .
Its guaranteed to get plenty of media coverage for the demonstrations .

He just wants to show that he is the baddest mother in the whole world ...... "Forget Osama , look at me everybody I don't give a damn , I am still a crazy but dedicated extremist revolutionary"