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Dec 14, 2005
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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Suggests: Jewish State in Canada or Alaska

#963 | 01:41
Source: Channel 1 (Iran)

Following are exceprs from an address by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Channel 1 of the Iranian TV aired these excerpts on December 14, 2005.

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: If you (Europeans) are correct in saying that you killed six million Jews in World War II... If you are correct in saying that you burnt six million Jews in crematoria - You must be right since you insist on making this claim, and since you arrest, convict, and imprison anyone who dissents... You condemn even your scholars who object to this – So we ask you: if you indeed committed this great crime, why should the oppressed people of Palestine be punished for it? If you committed a crime, you yourselves should pay for it.

Our offer was and remains as follows: If you committed a crime, it is only appropriate that you place a piece of your land at their disposal – a piece of Europe, of America, of Canada, or of Alaska - so they can establish their own state. Rest assured that if you do so, the Iranian people will voice no objection.

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