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Holocaust a Lie, Pretext to Create Israel: Ahmadinejad

It was a pretext used to create a Jewish state, he says

By Sarah Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 18, 2009 7:04 AM CDT

(Newser) – Iran's president repeated his assertion that the Holocaust is a myth today, calling it a "pretext" used to create Israel, the New York Times reports. "It is a lie based on an unprovable and mythical claim," Mahmoud Ahmadinejad told attendees at an anti-Israel rally in Tehran. "Confronting the Zionist regime is a national and religious duty" for Iranians, he said. "This regime will not last long. Do not tie your fate to it."

Elsewhere, reports are surfacing of violence and arrests at anti-government rallies, the AP notes. At one in Tehran, hardliners roughed up former President Mohammad Khatami and pushed him to the ground, says a reformist web site. Another unconfirmed report says pro-government demonstrators tried to attack Mir Hossein Mousavi, who left the march quickly afterward.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, under pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks Friday.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, under pictures of Ayatollah Khomeini and supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, speaks Friday.   (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks before Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks before Friday prayers at the Tehran University campus.   (AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)
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yummines
Sep 24, 2009 6:54 AM CDT
naw, people remember the Iron Curtain. it just isnt played on as much because people weren't put into gas chambers or had to hide in dumpsters to survive from the police. Either way denial of the Holocaust itself is not a very smart idea, it proves that you are insane and nobody should support you. too bad those in Iran are forced to...
Guest
Sep 22, 2009 5:02 AM CDT
Good to know we're not the only ones with uneducated morons.
Moderation
Sep 18, 2009 11:27 PM CDT
Ahmadinejad you short dumb shit, shut up. Nobody is listening to you, you sad little leprechaun. I know what you are thinking, "If only I could get a nuke, people will listen to me! You'll see, they will!" Part of me hopes you get it, so we can kill your ass without it too looking bad.

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