Ahmadinejad says Israel to soon disappear
Pastor Dale Morgan
Ahmadinejad says Israel to soon disappear*
AP - Tuesday, June 3
TEHRAN,Iran - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, known for vitriolic
anti-Israeli rhetoric, has again predicted the demise of Israel,
according to Iran's IRNA news agency.
Ahmadinejad latest comment on the eventual disappearance of the Jewish
state came Monday at a ceremony honoring the late founder of the Islamic
Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Accusing Israel of decades of aggression, he said the country "has
reached the end of its function and will soon disappear off the
geographical domain," IRNA reported.
Ahmadinejad has repeatedly called for Israel's destruction. Threatening
exchanges between Iran and Israel have intensified since 2005, when
Ahmadinejad said in a speech that Israel will one day be "wiped off the
map." The Iranian leader has also described the Holocaust as a "myth."
Israel has repeatedly condemned Ahmadinejad's statements but warned that
the country is a serious threat because of its efforts to develop a
nuclear program and long-range missiles.
After coming to power in the 1979 Islamic Revolution, Khomeini cut
relation with Israel and called it an illegitimate entity.