At the united nations, cbs news katie couric challenged controversial iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad over his prior denials of the holocaust during world war ii. Sep 20, 2011 ahmadinejad, the twelfth imam and trouble in tehran. Irans most divisive president since the 1979 revolution initially won praise, but his successor is now tasked with undoing the damage ahmadinejad wrought at home and abroad. Our topics include conspiracy theory, secret societies, ufos and more. President mahmoud ahmadinejad called the holocaust a lie friday, raising the stakes against israel just as world powers try to decide how to deal. Quran is the ultimate book of knowledge for a true moslem. Dec 16, 2006 we were never informed about the holocaust. Iranian president tells time in any country in which the people are ready to vote for the jews to come to power, it is up to them. Nov 10, 2016 this is the first ive seen or read a description and comparison of the uneducated trump to uneducated and nonpolitician ahmadinejad.
Oct 07, 2011 the website maintains a downloadable virtual library which offers, among others, the book the holocaust the jews greatest lie. Iran president ahmadinejad proud of holocaust denial japan. The 52page book is a compilation of various claims and explanations advanced by holocaust deniers regarding what happened, in their opinion, during world war ii in europe. Who says the holocaust never happened and why do they say it. Many european officials, among irans most lucrative trading partners, were outraged. The holocaust was one of the most tragic events in history. Sep 18, 2009 president mahmoud ahmadinejad called the holocaust a lie friday, raising the stakes against israel just as world powers try to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an iran in political. They declined to go along with a resolution charging iranian president mahmud ahmadinejad with incitement to genocide, given his alleged call for israel to be wiped off the face of the map.
Ahmadinejad will sink or swim on public appeal of his. Butz is a holocaust denier who has made similar assertions previously. Ahmadinejad touts holocaust denial as great success of his. Ahmadinejad i am not anti semitic informed comment. As historian bernard lewis observed, jews under islam were never free from discrimination but rarely subject to persecution. Ahmadinejad will sink or swim on public appeal of his stubborn zeal.
Allowing ahmadinejad to debate the holocaust with serious scholars in front of the worlds cameras is akin to harvard university hosting a conference featuring the many scholars who argue. After 8 defiant years, ahmadinejad leaves iran isolated. This was my first book on the subject and once i finished the reading i felt that i knew that much more about irans leader that is under much scrutiny from other world powers. He never stops trying to gas them, abuse them, round them up, spread propaganda, and put an end to this group of people from whom the messiah came and for whom he will come again. Rabbi shmuley boteach, mahmoud ahmadinejad, jews, israel, the. During his eight years in office through 20, ahmadinejad ran competitions of cartoons on the holocaust, soliciting drawings that suggested the. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad said wednesday the holocaust is a myth in another sharp attack on israels right to exist that drew immediate harsh. Bishop richard williamson, who pope benedict xvi recently pardoned from excommunication, says that he does not think that jewish people were sent to gas chambers during the holocaust. Ahmadinejad has repeatedly insisted that the holocaust is a myth and that the extermination of six million jews at the hands of nazis never happened.
President obama didnt mention ahmadinejad by name but denounced those. Ahmadinejad says holocaust denial was his major achievement this was previously a taboo subject, outgoing president boasts. Holocaust denial is the act of denying established facts concerning the genocide of jews in the holocaust during world war ii. By emerson vermaat march 24, 2009 san francisco, ca in an unprecedented videotape appeal to the people of iran on march 20, 2009, president barack obama offered a new beginning of diplomatic engagement. We simply do not know it ever happened because we were never informed of it. Jul 08, 20 ahmadinejad says holocaust denial was his major achievement this was previously a taboo subject, outgoing president boasts. Rabbi shmuley boteach, mahmoud ahmadinejad, jews, israel. Those who try to prove holocaust never happened are. Deciphering ahmadinejads holocaust revisionism middle. When mahmoud ahmadinejad was iranian president, one issue which continually antagonised and offended abroad was his statements questioning the scale of the holocaust, or whether it had even happened at all. This guy tells the truth and i fully agree with what he says. Irans own fars english news website does not report his comments.
Outgoing iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad on sunday described his denial of the holocaust as one of his greatest achievements, the fars news agency reported. Event in iran says holocaust never happened lighthouse. Npr interviews mahmoud ahmadinejad nprs steve inskeep. New web site suggests irans ahmadinejad may be plotting return. Not only does it repeat alsmot every antiisraeli conspiracy theory, that israel had a technological advantage in the 1956 war both they and the egyptians were using wwii shermans, a model that wasnt even the best tank of the war, that israel deliberately displaced the arabs living in palestine in 1948, that the israeli army outnumbered the combined arab. Holocaust a myth, says iranian president israel the guardian. Governing a country has never been, never is and never will. Mahmoud ahmadinejad was born on 28 october 1956 near garmsar, in the village of aradan, in semnan province.
Ahmadinejad says holocaust denial was his major achievement. Ahmadinejad touts holocaust denial as great success of his tenure. But he tries to build some daylight by insisting the allegations happened before rahimi joined his. Israels memorial to the holocaust in jerusalem, said mr ahmadinejads comments required a stronger response from world leaders. His mother, khanom, was a sayyida, an honorific title given to those believed to be direct bloodline descendants of the islamic prophet muhammad. Holocaust denial flies in the face of overwhelming. This is the first ive seen or read a description and comparison of the uneducated trump to uneducated and nonpolitician ahmadinejad. Mar 24, 2009 iranian president ahmadinejad s remarkable admiration for aryans and neonazis. Historically, antisemitism was not as intense in the middle east as it was in the west. May 29, 2006 ahmadinejad said that germany must not to feel guilty for the holocaust,because they did a great job and because it never took place,moreover if it really existed, the fault was of the european population that should bear the consequences,and not of the palestinian one. Discussion about ahmadinejad says us refuses to open black box of 911, holocaust page 3 at the godlikeproductions conspiracy forum. Justifying the holocaust and promoting a second one. Holocaust denial is taboo in the west but he had the courage to bring up the issue, outgoing iranian president explains.
Ahmadinejad, the twelfth imam and trouble in tehran cnn. Irans president ahmadinejad makes excellent points about holocaust. The zionist regime relies on the holocaust and if its take away from the regime, the philosophy of its existence disappears and all politics in the international arena which where were based on it will come undone. Why should palestinians pay for the holocaust if indeed it happened. Nov 10, 2012 in a prerecorded interview, aired on cnn saturday, november 10, 2012, piers morgan drills into president mahmoud ahmadinejad regarding whether or not he believes in the holocaust.
Holocaust a myth, says iranian president israel the. Since this book was published in 2008 ahmadinejad has had a few reality checks not just the massive demonstrations after the 2009 presidential elections, or the bruising disputes with the supreme leader and parliament which he has lost,but also of course the fact that in 20 he has to step down. Sep 22, 2009 this essay will be part of a forthcoming book on the abuse of holocaust memory to be published jointly by the jerusalem center for public affairs and the antidefamation league. Aug 02, 20 irans most divisive president since the 1979 revolution initially won praise, but his successor is now tasked with undoing the damage ahmadinejad wrought at home and abroad. President mahmoud ahmadinejad in an interview with french journalists august 30, 2012.
Dec 14, 2005 iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad said wednesday the holocaust is a myth in another sharp attack on israels right to exist that drew immediate harsh criticism from both the jewish state and. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad in his own words. Piers morgan interviews ahmadinejad about the holocaust. Holocaust opinion of just a few in an npr interview, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad calls the deaths of millions of jews a. His father, ahmad, was a grocer and barber, and was a religious shia who taught the quran. Northwestern university associate professor arthur butz recently issued a statement commending iranian president ahmadinejads assertion that the holocaust never happened. In addition, as i read the book, i found out that kasra naji wrote this book without gave any comments, so its a good book because all of the writing based on facts. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad discusses the holocaust.
After 8 defiant years, ahmadinejad leaves iran isolated and. Iranianamerican to publish holocaust history online for. Dieudonne gives ahmadinejad gold quenelle statue the. Why cant people study the holocaust independently of jewish claims, using modern technologies to determine what really happened. Denying history takes an indepth look at those claiming the holocaust never happened, exploring their motivations. In an interview with spiegel, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad discusses the holocaust, the future of the state of israel, mistakes made by the united states in iraq and tehrans nuclear. Holocaust denial includes any of the following claims. I am not antisemitic palestinians should decide on twostate solution dennis kucinich and ron paul continue to show themselves among the few in congress with any integrity and backbone.
Why other faux historians go along with this is mystery. Iranian president ahmadinejads remarkable admiration for. Tehran reuters president mahmoud ahmadinejad called the holocaust a lie friday, raising the stakes against israel just as world powers try to decide how to deal with the nuclear ambitions of an iran in political turmoil. People can find fact to support any claim that they wish and there always will be a certain number of stupid people who believe them. Jun 10, 2009 ahmadinejad will sink or swim on public appeal of his stubborn zeal. The new administration under hassan rouhani has taken a softer line. May 12, 2008 this work was a great introduction into the known life of irans ahmadinejad. During his eight years in office through 20, ahmadinejad ran competitions of cartoons on the holocaust, soliciting drawings that suggested the genocide never happened or is happening to the. Holocaust opinion of just a few in an npr interview, iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad calls the deaths of millions of jews a historical event and addresses questions about. Dec 14, 2005 holocaust a myth, says iranian president. Sep 22, 2009 ahmadinejad simply hates jews and tries to play up the notion that the holocaust never happened to belittle their claims to land israel. Iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad went beyond previous rhetorical attacks on the united states and israel when, on december 14, 2005, he suggested that the holocaust was a myth. Ahmadinejad says holocaust a lie, israel has no future.
Holocaust denial flies in the face of overwhelming evidence. Irans president mahmoud ahmadinejad speaks before friday prayers in tehran september 18, 2009. While the impact of holocaust revisionism in the west has been limited, in recent years, it has found fertile ground in the middle east. The armenian holocaust is often overlooked because the alleged jewish holocaust was much huger and jews have a far greater bitching capacity which assures nobody will ever be able to go on a ten minute kikerant without being reminded that were supposed to be pretending like the alleged holocaust happened or else iran is right and we cant. How do we know that the holocaust happened if independent research is not allowed to be conducted.
Sep 21, 2009 ahmadinejad proud of holocaust denial. Remembering is a necessary rebuke to those who say the holocaust never happe ned or has been exagger ated. Holocaust denial project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. In a prerecorded interview, aired on cnn saturday, november 10, 2012, piers morgan drills into president mahmoud ahmadinejad regarding whether or not he believes in the holocaust. This is the nature of convergence of evidence, as michael shermer and alex grobman put it in their book, denying history. Remembering is a necessary rebuke to those who say the holocaust never happened or has been exaggerated. Piers morgan interviews ahmadinejad about the holocaust youtube. Jan 01, 2007 a good book to read for those who wants to know ahmadinejad better. Millions of people attend staterun antiisrael rallies throughout iran to voice support for palestinians and its liberation from what they call israeli occupation of palestinian territories. If anyone wants to gain insight into present day iran and ahmadinejad, this book is a must. President obama didnt mention ahmadinejad by name but denounced those who insist that the holocaust never happened a.
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