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Ahmadinejad: Israel is a germ of corruption that will be removed
By The Associated Press
Tags: Iran, Israel, Ahmadinejad

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is calling Israel a germ of corruption that will be removed soon in comments posted Wednesday on his presidential Web site.

The post appears to be part of an effort to defuse criticism by hard-liners over recent remarks made by a high-level official, who argued that Iran was a friend of Israel.

Last week, Iranian media quoted the country's Vice President Esfandiar Rahim Mashai as saying Iran were friends of all people in the world - even Israelis.
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The comments were rare from a government official in Iran, whose president regularly calls for Israel's destruction. They sparked domestic criticism of Mashai, with some officials calling for his resignation.

In 2005, Ahmadinejad said he believed Israel should be wiped off the map.

On Tuesday, former Mossad chief Ephraim Halevy told an American sponsored Arab satellite television network that Ahmadinejad's incendiary anti-Israel outbursts have united the international community against his country, thus serving a key Israeli interest.

"Ahmadinejad is our greatest gift," Halevy told the Arab language television network Al-Hurra. "We couldn't carry out a better operation at the Mossad than to put a guy like Ahmadinejad in power in Iran."

Halevy added that the Iranian president's extremist statements "proved to everyone that Iran of today is an Iran that is impossible to live with. [Ahmadinejad] unites the entire world against Iran."

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      1.   He is a CIA agent provacteur! 20:57  |  Mark 20/08/08
      2.   Better - Israel, Remove Germ of Corruption 21:07  |  ArkCode.Com 20/08/08
      3.   Shut Up Mahmood! 21:08  |  Persian Kitty 20/08/08
      4.   Only Israel pays attention to Ahmadinejad 21:21  |  Natallie Durson 20/08/08
      5.   Why do we still listen to him? 21:30  |  World People 20/08/08
      6.   Ahmed again... 21:38  |  Esther 20/08/08
      7.   Iran trying to suck up to the Arabs 22:05  |  Sam 20/08/08
      8.   He doesn`t get it. 22:07  |  Philippe 20/08/08
      9.   wait a minute this is plaguerism, the anchor woman on Aljazeera 22:10  |  pal friend 20/08/08
      10.   Iran better smarten up! 22:15  |  DR 20/08/08
      11.   wiped off the map 22:17  |  Jim Holstun 20/08/08
      12.   Ahmadinejad Gone Wild 22:19  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      13.   fake "wiped off the map" quote 22:30  |  David 20/08/08
      14.   Israel better smarten up! 22:33  |  Shahid 20/08/08
      15.   No doubt there`s corruption but the germ is Ahmadinejad 22:34  |  Israel 20/08/08
      16.   and Ahmadinejad is a boil on the ass of humanity 22:35  |  Akiva P 20/08/08
      17.   zionest 22:39  |  farrokh 20/08/08
      18.   Talk about a germ! 22:41  |  utagawa 20/08/08
      19.   Ahmadinejad insult. That`s the best he can do? 22:43  |  Latrina Goldfarb 20/08/08
      20.   This language from a head of state 22:43  |  David Israel 20/08/08
      21.   Wiped 22:46  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      22.   Statements like this prove it WAS NOT a mistranslation 22:49  |  Are you blind? 20/08/08
      23.   Good News! The Police Chief Of Tehran Was Caught... 22:49  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      24.   #10 and #11...two peas in a pod! 22:50  |  DR 20/08/08
      25.   Ahmadinejad, yap yap yap. Who cares? 22:54  |  Pablo B 20/08/08
      26.   To the people of Iran, is he worth it? 22:55  |  David G 20/08/08
      27.   Statements like this = proof that other comment NOT mistranslated 22:58  |  Are you blind? 20/08/08
      28.   Based On The Law Of All Things Being Equal In Proportion... 23:01  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      29.   The Iranian Monkey speaks again 23:02  |  Mike 20/08/08
      30.   Better - Israel, Remove Germ of Corruption 23:04  |  Barry S Roffman 20/08/08
      31.   Ahmadinejad Makes... Look Like... 23:06  |  Yosemite 20/08/08
      32.   Jim #7 and David #9 23:14  |  Gail 20/08/08
      33.   Durson is a Human after all 23:14  |  Fish 20/08/08
      34.   Ahmadinejad 23:27  |  BRL 20/08/08
      35.   Best to remove the corrupton, and not be regarded as a germ 23:29  |  Ivar 20/08/08
      36.   Ahmad is Intelligent!! 23:38  |  Elisa 20/08/08
      37.   Israel`s hidden assumption about Iran 23:48  |  JaxMax 20/08/08
      38.   Durson 23:50  |  Sank 20/08/08
      39.   Jim Holstun, "Death to Israel Day" #11 23:53  |  FOX 20/08/08
      40.   #4--that bogeyman controls the big one 00:03  |  Paul Freedman 21/08/08
      41.   Help for shahid 00:12  |  Miche Norman 21/08/08
      42.   yada yada 00:24  |  curious george 21/08/08
      43.   Separated At Birth? 00:32  |  Yosemite 21/08/08
      44.   To Durson 00:33  |  NK 21/08/08
      45.   Shahid 02:20  |  Philippe 21/08/08
      46.   Farrokh 02:25  |  Philippe 21/08/08
      47.   can anyone say that there is no corruption in israel 03:03  |  you 21/08/08
      48.   #1 Mark-Please. The CIA? I don`t think so 03:14  |  Aphemia 21/08/08
      49.   #14...shahid 04:01  |  Nemesis 21/08/08
      50.   #27 Let me illustrate the difference between... 05:40  |  Johnboy 21/08/08
      51.   Iran is corrupt 06:38  |  Anonymous 21/08/08
      52.   Silence! Ahmadinejad 06:39  |  Persian Hero 21/08/08
      53.   Durson`s Baloney 07:19  |  Brad 21/08/08
      54.   CORRUPTION If corruption is the standard for removal.Goodbye Iran 07:21  |  PETER SM 21/08/08
      55.   Ahmadinejad knows his germs 07:23  |  Ilan 21/08/08
      56.   Barry s. Roffman: Constitutionalizing Religion? 07:26  |  Brad 21/08/08
      57.   Error in Translation. 07:29  |  Whistler 21/08/08
      58.   What Did God Say When Ahmadinejad Was Born? 07:38  |  Yosemite 21/08/08
      59.   Whistler whistling 08:35  |  Gregor 21/08/08
      60.   #51 Brad 08:59  |  Gregor 21/08/08
      61.   Interesting Whistler #52!!! Haaretz, is it so??? Bad translation? 09:14  |  S 21/08/08
      62.   when will you stop printing this lie? 09:49  |  Raymond Deane 21/08/08
      63.   #55, S 10:57  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 21/08/08
      64.   Johnboy 12:55  |  TonyL 21/08/08
      65.   This man remains living in the Sixties! 13:11  |  Sharif Hafez 21/08/08
      66.   Ahmedinijad`s worms, germs, viruses and gems 13:51  |  Tzfonit 21/08/08
      67.   I`ve been searching for that post ... 14:09  |  Edith 21/08/08
      68.   Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 14:25  |  KarenMarie 21/08/08
      69.   Israel - G-ds Elect 14:38  |  KarenMarie 21/08/08
      70.   #4 Natallie Durson Screwed Up -- Libya DID Have Nuke Program 14:39  |  Ovadiah ben Avraham 21/08/08
      71.   Johnboyish 14:46  |  FOX 21/08/08
      72. &nb