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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (Reuters) del.icio.us Digg It!  new Last update - 20:15 14/12/2007 Reformist Iranian opposition slams Ahmadinejad's Holocaust denial By DPA Tags: Holocaust denial, Israel  The Iranian opposition on Friday labeled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's denial of the Holocaust "political adventurism," saying to unnecessarily harmed Iran's international standing. "It was totally unnecessary political adventurism by the president, which harmed the country," Abdollah Nasseri, the spokesman of the Reformist Coalition Headquarters (RCH), told reporters in Tehran. Ahmadinejad's remarks that Israel should be wiped out from the Islamic world map and relocated to either Europe or America and his reference to the Holocaust as a "fairy tale" led to widespread international protests in the last two years and even condemnation by the United Nations in January 2007. Advertisement "The Holocaust is a historic event and we [reformists] do not deny it, but more important is that the issue has nothing to do with us," the spokesman said. The RCH, initiated by former president Mohammad Khatami, is set to unite all reformist and moderate factions into one coalition to run against the ultraconservative wing of Ahmadinejad's party in the March 14 elections. "We earned ourselves unnecessary UN condemnation [under Ahmadinejad], while during the [1997-2005] presidency of Mr. Khatami, the name of Iran was raised in the UN for its peace-promoting initiative of Dialogue Among Civilizations," said Nasseri, who was the head of state news agency IRNA during the Khatami era. Observers in Iran have said that Ahmadinejad's anti-Israeli remarks and especially his Holocaust denial was one of the main reasons for the international antipathy towards Iran and has furthermore inflicted severe damage to the country's foreign policy apparatus. Although Ahmadinejad has in the meantime refrained from referring to the Holocaust antagonistically, he still uses every occasion to predict the "collapse of the Zionist regime (Israel)." He also accused the West of a double-standard, considering insults against Muslims' religious institutions as freedom of speech while making a taboo out of the Holocaust. More Jewish World news and features Bookmark to del.icio.us No rights The gov't won't grant rights to Palestinians west of fence, according to a report. Right to a child The Welfare Min. is launching a policy that would allow single-sex families to adopt.   1.   March 14 elections 20:33  |  WORLD 14/12/07   2.   give them the govt. 20:33  |  frenz 14/12/07   3.   This little monkey of a man will be deposed soon. 20:42  |  The Equalizer 14/12/07   4.   Oh no,not this issue again! It looks as though the Reformists are 21:05  |  lakshmi 14/12/07   5.   Reformists` opinion 22:05  |  Uncle Fav 14/12/07   6.   TO # 10 Janet. 22:29  |  The Teacher/Instruct 14/12/07   7.   As the threat from Israel and the US fades 22:31  |  Mark Lincoln 14/12/07   8.   Iran`s mistake 22:45  |  Ricardo 14/12/07   9.   stop deluding yourselves 22:53  |  dav zee 14/12/07   10.   #1 Don`t hold your breeth Lakshmi! 23:04  |  Just Cause 14/12/07   11.   RCH, the LLOWEDopposition 23:06  |  Axel 14/12/07   12.   RCH, the official opposition 23:08  |  Axel 14/12/07   13.   to no 1 Lashmi 23:16  |  danny. 14/12/07   14.   let me repeat my opinion 23:28  |  Uncle Fav 14/12/07   15.   Lakshmi _ I Bet The Reformists are Either Quislings Or 23:30  |  Eli 14/12/07   16.   Lakshmi 00:14  |  Edifice 15/12/07   17.   Persia 00:16  |  Ploni 15/12/07   18.   # 1 A BIGOT & FOOL 00:27  |  The Teacher/Instruct 15/12/07   19.   Lakshmi = apologist 00:29  |  James 15/12/07   20.   Reformist sure 01:39  |  adeel 15/12/07   21.   15Teacher/Instruct,zionists and Eli,Teacher you know why I am 02:43  |  lakshmi 15/12/07   22.   Time to keep out of the way and let Ahmadinejad fall 03:14  |  Pablo B 15/12/07   23.   At last they are waking up? 04:09  |  cristo 15/12/07   24.   Lakshmi _ Was The report from The CIA? 04:28  |  Eli 15/12/07   25.   Lakshmi_ This Is Funny! I Finally read What Was Behind 04:52  |  Eli 15/12/07   26.   lakshmi they are behind you because you cannot be left alone 06:36  |  infidel 15/12/07   27.   I`ll Believe This When I See... 06:40  |  Yosemite 15/12/07   28.   Mark Lincoln .Finally focuses on someone else 06:53  |  Abraham 15/12/07   29.   Now we gotta work on the Lakshi the jihadist.... 06:54  |  Abraham 15/12/07   30.   Adeel you illiterate....We were even in Persia.. 07:03  |  Abraham 15/12/07   31.   With friends like this ... 07:35  |  Morris Valentine 15/12/07   32.   A solution at last 07:57  |  Maziar 15/12/07   33.   Yes Maziar 11:50  |  Pareenaz 15/12/07   34.   Ahmadinejad, friend or foe? 12:30  |  Armin 15/12/07   35.   I correct it as... 12:40  |  Armin 15/12/07   36.   RESPONSE ON AHMADI NISAD REPORT 12:48  |  SSSS 15/12/07   37.   History Repeat Itself. 13:10  |  sagar 15/12/07   38.   I`m sure that khatami had jewish friends in his childhood 15:02  |  Maziar 15/12/07   39.   Can somebody help Lackshmi? 15:03  |  Ted 15/12/07   40.   Oil, Oil, Oil 15:27  |  iranianoilbourse 15/12/07   41.   31 Morris Valentine,Eli,infidel,Eli don`t recall the report saw 15:33  |  lakshmi 15/12/07   42.   contd.Morris Valentine(31). . .one to liberate Palestine and the 15:37  |  lakshmi 15/12/07   43.   Answer to #39 Only a psychiatrist can help 17:12  |  Ruben 15/12/07   44.   39 Ted,actually I have suggested a solution:israel withdraw to 17:29  |  lakshmi 15/12/07   45.   Lakshmi - you remember the election? 17:36  |  Mark Lincoln 15/12/07   46.   Sager - Are you not missing a few 17:40  |  Mark Lincoln 15/12/07   47.   Lakshmi_ Re My sense Of Humour 17:51  |  Eli 15/12/07   48.   42 Morris Valentine,I`ve already responded to your objection 17:52  |  lakshmi 15/12/07   49.   Lakshmi_ There Are Three Components To Wisdom 19:41  |  Eli 15/12/07   50.   Iranian people are not fools! 22:01  |  Joseph 15/12/07

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