Ahmadinejad quotes

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
ahmadinejad badass 298.8 (photo credit: Associated Press)
ahmadinejad badass 298.8
(photo credit: Associated Press)
Holocuast denial
  • "They have invented a myth that Jews were massacred and place this above God, religions and the prophets."
  • "We ask the West to remove what they created sixty years ago and if they do not listen to our recommendations, then the Palestinian nation and other nations will eventually do this for them."
  • "The real Holocaust is what is happening in Palestine where the Zionists avail themselves of the fairy tale of Holocaust as blackmail and justification for killing children and women and making innocent people homeless."
  • "The West claims that more than six million Jews were killed in World War II and to compensate for that they established and support Israel. If it is true that the Jews were killed in Europe, why should Israel be established in the East, in Palestine?"
  • "If you have burned the Jews, why don't you give a piece of Europe, the United States, Canada or Alaska to Israel. Our question is, if you have committed this huge crime, why should the innocent nation of Palestine pay for this crime?" Threats against Israel
  • "Anybody who recognizes Israel will burn in the fire of the Islamic nation's fury."
  • "Remove Israel before it is too late and save yourself from the fury of regional nations."
  • "The skirmishes in the occupied land are part of a war of destiny. The outcome of hundreds of years of war will be defined in Palestinian land. As the Imam said, Israel must be wiped off the map."
  • "If the West does not support Israel, this regime will be toppled. As it has lost its raison d' tre, Israel will be annihilated."
  • "Israel is a tyrannical regime that will one day will be destroyed."
  • "Israel is a rotten, dried tree that will be annihilated in one storm." Relations with West
  • "[There is] no significant need for the United States."
  • "Iranians possess delicate characteristics. They introduce their merits, which are extremely attractive to whole the world."
  • "We are ready to hold dialogue with all countries of the world except for the Israeli regime."
  • "Those who insulted the prophet should know that you cannot obscure the sun with a handful of dust. The dust will just get back and blind your own eyes."
  • "We increasingly see that people around the world are flocking towards a main focal point - that is the Almighty God. My question for you is, 'Do you not want to join them?'"
  • "There are no limits to our dialogue."
  • "Do you think you are dealing with a 4-year-old child to whom you can give some walnuts and chocolates and get gold from him?" Conspiracy theory
  • "Could [9/11] be planned and executed without coordination with intelligence and security services - or their extensive infiltration? Of course this is just an educated guess. Why have the various aspects of the attacks been kept secret? Why are we not told who botched their responsibilities? And, why aren't those responsible and the guilty parties identified and put on trial?" Freedom of speech
  • "We believe that accurate dissemination of news and information is necessary for political growth and awareness as well as effective interaction among nations in today's world.