Ahmadinejad: erasing Israel is just for starters

by | Jun 3, 2008


As has been widely reported, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad arrived in Rome in his usual style, saying that Israel would “soon disappear from the map”.  But a close reading of his speech here at the UN food summit shows that actually, that’s just the start of his plans:

In conclusion … I pray to God Almighty for the removal of the problem of humanity …

A translation error?  Or a fiendish plot?  Who can tell? 

Author

  • Alex Evans

    Alex Evans is founder of Larger Us, which explores how we can use psychology to reduce political tribalism and polarisation, a senior fellow at New York University, and author of The Myth Gap: What Happens When Evidence and Arguments Aren’t Enough? (Penguin, 2017). He is a former Campaign Director of the 50 million member global citizen’s movement Avaaz, special adviser to two UK Cabinet Ministers, climate expert in the UN Secretary-General’s office, and was Research Director for the Business Commission on Sustainable Development. Alex lives with his wife and two children in Yorkshire.


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