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Iranian President Says Israel Should Be Wiped Off Map

October 26, 2005

President Ahmadinejad addressing the 26 October conference (Fars)

President Ahmadinejad addressing the 26 October conference (Fars)

26 October 2005 -- Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has called for Israel to be "wiped off the map" and said the country's establishment was a move by what he called "the oppressor" against the Islamic world.


Speaking to students today in Tehran during a conference entitled "The World Without Zionism," Ahmadinejad also denounced any moves to normalize relations with Israel.


(AFP/AP)
 
 
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