*Perilous Times
Hashemi Rafsanjani: Hitler Wanted to Rid World of Jews Because 'They
Were a Pain in the Neck'*
Friday, October 12, 2007
Fox News
Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian president and current Chairman of the
Assembly of Experts, said Friday that Hitler’s treatment of Jewish
people in Europe was due in part to their being “a pain in the neck.”
Rafsanjani’s comments came during a sermon for "International Jerusalem
Day" on Iranian TV.
Video: Click here to watch Rafsanjani's speech (memritv.org).
Rafsanjani noted that Jews caused problems for European governments
because they “had a lot of property” and “controlled an empire of
propaganda.” He also said that the Nazis were successful in saving
Europe from the evil of Zionism.
The former Iranian leader served as president from 1989 to 1997, and was
succeeded by Mohammad Khatami. Rafsanjani ran for a third term in office
in 2005, but lost to current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.