Chavez opposes Ahmadinejad's stance on Israel

Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, who maintains warm ties with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahamadinejad, said Friday in a television interview that he opposed Ahmadinejad's call to "wipe Israel off the map." "I don't agree with [Ahmadinejad's] statements…I don't support causing harm to any nation," Chavez declared.