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Netanyahu Blasts UN for Ahmadinejad Speech

'Have you no shame?' cries Israeli PM

By Kevin Spak,  Newser Staff

Posted Sep 24, 2009 1:11 PM CDT
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(Newser) – Benjamin Netanyahu didn’t hold back today when he took the stage at the United Nations. The Israeli PM went on a tirade, berating the UN for allowing Holocaust denier Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to speak. “Have you no shame? Have you no decency?” he demanded, after recounting the horrors of the genocide. “What a disgrace. What a mockery of the charter of the United Nations.” He also complained that the UN had been silent about Hamas' attacks on Israel, Fox News reports.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly at United Nations headquarters Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009.   (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran, waves following his address to the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, president of Iran, waves following his address to the 64th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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Enoughie
Sep 26, 2009 4:46 AM CDT
Oh boy, you do seem to be obsessed about "the Jews." It's very convenient to link the holocaust and the creation of Israel, but in no way should the holocaust be a justification for creating Israel. The idea of national independence goes back to, at least, the time of the Enlightenment. And surely any group of people who feels a fraternal bond among its members has the right to be a free and independent nation. Israel is no different. The holocaust had very little to do with the ensuing conflict in the Middle East, and the "ethnic cleansing" you describe is far from being so clear cut. On the other hand, a similar ethnic cleansing of Jews from Arab countries (hundreds of thousands of them) should also be mentioned, if you're interested in history, rather than presenting misinformation.
Enoughie
Sep 26, 2009 4:16 AM CDT
@ dontlikeyou: Au contraire, I'm a great supporter of the limitless freedom of speech. It's just that I have a very low tolerance of people who exploit the pain and suffering of others, especially when their aim is to promote hate and violence. Surely, a week in a concentration camp would be more of an educational experience, rather than a punishment.
OWLWOMANXXXX
Sep 25, 2009 12:58 PM CDT
Isreal needs to learn that all have a right to speak whether others believe them or not.....still waiting for Isreal to explain the Gaza Strip

 
Israel • United Nations • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Holocaust • Benjamin Netanyahu • speech • Holocaust denier

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