ISRAELI LEADER: IRAN MOCKS WWII HOLOCAUST, PREPARES ANOTHER
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out at Iran Sunday for staging a Holocaust-themed cartoon contest that mocked the Nazi genocide of six million Jews during World War II and said the Islamic Republic was busy planning for another one.
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ISRAELI LEADER: IRAN MOCKS WWII HOLOCAUST, PREPARES ANOTHER
Discussion in 'News & Current Events' started by Rolfe, May 15, 2016.
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He's not lying this time. They really are holding a holocaust cartoon contest and there's never been any doubt about Iran's plans for Israel. They've been public and very loud about it for years.
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
Yeup, report of the contest even made it into the WSJ.
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You're aware the hardliners lost out big time in the recent elections, right? -
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https://www.google.com/search?site=...131j0i3i46j46i3j0i3j0i22i30j33i21.htB816egthsthe lies and exaggerations of netanyahu
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
KY, even a stopped clock is right twice a day. In this case, the contest has been reported by at least one independent source (The Wall Street Journal).
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You're missing the point.
Netanyahu's lies & exaggerations leave him with little credibility around the world
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
Nope, I'm not missing the point. I think the Iranian contest is at best in very poor taste. At worst, it denies a disaster and perpetuates a murderous world view. And that's without the PM's announcement.
What would you have the prime minister of Israel say about the contest?
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Anyway, from the article:
"The denial or questioning of the genocide is widespread in the Middle East..."
"The contest was organized by non-governmental bodies with strong support from Iran’s hard-liners."
Really nothing new here except that in the past the hardliners were dominant within the government. The recent elections took much of their power away and I'm optimistic that it will keep going that direction.
4 reasons Iran's election is a bigger deal than you think -
Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
With the current political arrangement with a grand ayatollah in ultimate charge, all I see with Iranian elections is a rearranging of the chairs. Then, there is the Revolutionary Guard, which is a power in and of its self. The non-hardliners (I hesitate to term them moderates) can only take limited action.
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
Me, I'm setting aside the PM's remarks. A Holocaust cartoon contest is simply in poor taste.
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
It's stuff like this which doesn't give me a lot of faith in the Iranian government's friendliness towards the US.
Iran wants U.S. to pay for 'spiritual and material damage' 17 May -
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Squire Robertsson AdministratorAdministrator
I was going for understatement. When such a contest is quasi state sponsored, it is much more. Please note the quasi in the previous sentence.