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| 'Let Jews move to Europe or Alaska' |
| 2007-10-06 |
| Millions of Iranians attended nationwide rallies Friday in support of the Palestinians, while the country's hard-line President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Israel's continued existence was an "insult to human dignity." "The creation, continued existence and unlimited (Western) support for this regime is an insult to human dignity," Ahmadinejad said. "The occupation of Palestine is not limited to one land. The Zionist issue is now a global issue." Ahmadinejad's remarks came as millions of Iranians held rallies across Iran to protest Israel's continued control of Jerusalem. The demonstrations for "Al-Quds Day" - Al-Quds is the Arabic name for Jerusalem - also spilled over into anti-American protests because of US support for Israel. In the capital Teheran, hundreds of thousands of people poured into the streets as they chanted "Death to America" and "Death to Israel." Some protesters also burned American and Israeli flags. State television reported similar large rallies in all other provincial capitals and smaller towns across Iran. The Iranian president once again said Palestinians should not pay any price because Europeans committed crimes against Jews in World War II. He said they could give a part of their own land in Europe or Alaska so that the Jews can establish their country. "I ask European governments supporting Zionists and the American people that will you allow occupation of part of your land under a pretext and then talk about a two-state solution?," Ahmadinejad said after the rallies. Ahmadinejad said a "free referendum" was the solution to the Palestinian issue, saying Jews, Muslims and Christians as well as five million Palestinian refugees should take part in a vote to determine their own fate. Ayatollah Mahould Hashemi Shahroudi, Iran's judiciary chief, said Friday's rallies was "a good start for the destruction of the Zionist regime." Parliamentary speaker Gholam Ali Haddad Adel said the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands was a "blatant oppression" and warned that the relationship between the Islamic world and the West won't improve as long as Palestinians are not allowed to determine their fate in a referendum. Since the Islamic revolution in 1979, Iran has observed the last Friday of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan as "Al-Quds Day," as a way of expressing support to the Palestinians and emphasizing the importance of Jerusalem to Muslims. Meanwhile, thousands of Gazans marched from Beit Lahiya to Jabalya to commemorate "Al-Quds Day." The protesters burned, Israeli, US and British flags. Also, on Israel's northern border, Hizbullah activists and Lebanese Shi'ites held an anti-Israel protest next to the border fence. Lebanese troops manned the rally and prevented the protesters from approaching the border. IDF troops in the North were instructed to raise their level of alert. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #11 Amen, Anonymoose. The Jews would be more than welcome in Alaska. As to Europe, I seem to recall they tried that before and I don't think it worked out too well. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-10-06 22:14 |
| #10 "Let Aquavelvajad move to hell." Myself, I would prefer that Israel take care of Iran. However, it's in every western nations interest for any strike against Iran to be a 100% success, so it's prolly best that both Israel and America put their heads together for this one. After all, we have more guns and control od a lot of turf bordering Iran. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2007-10-06 21:41 |
| #9 America offered us Grand Island upstream from Niagara Falls, once. George Washington thought highly of the Jews who'd come here; he saw them as good citizens of his new country. Britain offered us somewhere in Africa -- Kenya, I think -- instead of that tiny, oil-free corner of the Middle East. But there have been Jews in the Promised Land since the exodus from Egypt, even if a majority of our population have lived outside the Land ever since Cyrus the Great, so by right of historic continuity the land is ours, even as every inch has had to be bought and rebought with gold and blood. America had better move soon on Iran, or Israel will take care of it again. Ehud Barak is no Olmert. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-10-06 21:35 |
| #8 "Palestinians should not pay any price because Europeans committed crimes against Jews in World War II. He said they could give a part of their own land in Europe or Alaska so that the Jews can establish their country." Crimes were committed against Jews OUTSIDE Europe, long before WWII-including crimes by Muslims against Jews. I suppose one could argue that the Jews should be given land in Alaska, had their historical claims to that place predated that of the Inuit and Yupik. Your reason is failing; try again, o deluded Mahdi. |
| Posted by: Jules 2007-10-06 19:39 |
| #7 They can whine, but they can't take the Jew from Jerusalem. After all, if Allah had wanted those little peckerwoods to have the land, he would have made them fight a little harder instead of running away. Every time they try and take it back, including 1973 the Arabs have had their asses handed to them. Next time the returned parts will be extra crispy. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-10-06 18:54 |
| #6 From the title I thought this was initiated by a California University [insert school of choice here] from around the Bay. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2007-10-06 18:51 |
| #5 The proper solution to this problem is to expel all the Palestinians from Gaza and the West Bank and transport them to Iran. |
| Posted by: RWV 2007-10-06 18:50 |
| #4 Iran's continued existence is an insult to civilization's dignity. |
| Posted by: FOTSGreg 2007-10-06 16:50 |
| #3 If the Jews want to open a big colony in Alaska, I would recommend anywhere along the southern coast. It is drop dead beautiful, lush, temperate for half the year, there are wild animals everywhere as well as huge pine forests. An awful lot nicer neighbors, too. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2007-10-06 11:16 |
| #2 How about Qom remade entirely of green, glowy glass? |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2007-10-06 02:02 |
| #1 Ala OSAMA + WHITNEY, either Moud likes Oliver Stone, AEROSMITH, and of course MADONNA, etc.; or somebody's PYWAR-PYOP is getting seriously out of Govt.-INTEL control. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2007-10-06 00:44 |