Iranian President to German Chancellor: Holocaust Concocted by WWII Allies
Jim Kouri, CPP
August 29, 2006
In a note to the German Chancellor, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said that the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews had been concocted by the victorious Allied nations following World War II to embarrass war-torn Germany.
The Iranian-controlled news agency Mehr disclosed the contents of their President's letter on Monday, althought it reportedly was delivered to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In his letter, Ahmadinejad asked Merkel: "Is it not a reasonable possibility that some countries that had won the war made up this excuse to constantly embarrass the defeated people ... to bar their progress?"
Ahmadinejad has repeatedly denied the veracity of reports on the Holocaust, specifically denying there were 6 million Jews murdered in Nazi death camps.
The Iranian president called for an international probe, under the auspices of his government, to again examine the evidence. He continues to insist that Nazi's genocide of six million Jews is a myth created to help the Jews establish the state of Israel.
During a CBS "60 Minutes" interview with Mike Wallace, Ahmadinejad said the Europeans and other nations should re-absorb Israel's Jewish population. Wallace was criticized for his own comments such as he did not believe Ahmadinejad is anti-Semitic, and that the Iranian tyrant is an honest and sincere man.
Chancellor Merkel refused to reply to the letter, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, last week on Israeli radio, Israel's Minister of Pensioner Affairs Rafi Eitan warned Israeli citizens , "We are liable to face an Iranian missile attack. The Iranians have said very clearly that if they come under attack, their primary target would be Israel."
Iranian officials have repeatedly said that should the US or the European Union launch an attack on them, they will include Israel in their retaliation. The Iranian president has often called for the total annihilation of the Jewish State.
An Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post this week that if things continue like this for much longer, Iran's nuclear program will [enter] a critical phase, compelling Israel to "go it alone."
The Iranian-controlled news agency Mehr disclosed the contents of their President's letter on Monday, althought it reportedly was delivered to Chancellor Angela Merkel.
In his letter, Ahmadinejad asked Merkel: "Is it not a reasonable possibility that some countries that had won the war made up this excuse to constantly embarrass the defeated people ... to bar their progress?"
Ahmadinejad has repeatedly denied the veracity of reports on the Holocaust, specifically denying there were 6 million Jews murdered in Nazi death camps.
The Iranian president called for an international probe, under the auspices of his government, to again examine the evidence. He continues to insist that Nazi's genocide of six million Jews is a myth created to help the Jews establish the state of Israel.
During a CBS "60 Minutes" interview with Mike Wallace, Ahmadinejad said the Europeans and other nations should re-absorb Israel's Jewish population. Wallace was criticized for his own comments such as he did not believe Ahmadinejad is anti-Semitic, and that the Iranian tyrant is an honest and sincere man.
Chancellor Merkel refused to reply to the letter, according to Reuters.
Meanwhile, last week on Israeli radio, Israel's Minister of Pensioner Affairs Rafi Eitan warned Israeli citizens , "We are liable to face an Iranian missile attack. The Iranians have said very clearly that if they come under attack, their primary target would be Israel."
Iranian officials have repeatedly said that should the US or the European Union launch an attack on them, they will include Israel in their retaliation. The Iranian president has often called for the total annihilation of the Jewish State.
An Israeli official told the Jerusalem Post this week that if things continue like this for much longer, Iran's nuclear program will [enter] a critical phase, compelling Israel to "go it alone."
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