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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. (AP)
Last update - 22:36 31/05/2008
Israel to launch PR campaign against Ahmadinejad visit to UN summit
By Barak Ravid, Haaretz Correspondent and The Associated Press
Tags: UN, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad 

Israel will launch a PR campaign to coincide with this week's visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to Rome where he will take part in a world food summit organized by the Rome-based United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization.

The Foreign Ministry has earmarked a special budget for the campaign, to be organized by the Israeli embassy in Rome and local Italian Jewish organizations.

Ahmadinejad, who has called for the destruction of Israel, is slated to be in Rome for the summit from Tuesday through Thursday.
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The Israeli ambassador to Italy was quoted on Saturday as saying it was a disgrace that the United Nations food agency invited Ahmadinejad to the summit.

"To imagine on the podium of a UN organization a leader who calls for the destruction of a member state is a disgrace for every democrat," Ambassador Gideon Meier was quoted as saying in an interview in the daily La Repubblica.

"And let's not talk about the rest. He denies the Holocaust , he is the principal actor behind terrorism, he has a military nuclear program, he violates human rights of the Iranian people," Meier said, according to La Repubblica.

Meier expressed confidence that Premier Silvio Berlusconi would not acknowledge the Iranian's visit.

"Italy has a clear position supporting the UN resolutions on Iran," Meier was quoted as saying.

Italy's foreign minister has said a meeting with Berlusconi is unlikely.

In Iran, government spokesman Gholam Hossein Elham on Saturday confirmed that Ahmadinejad would visit Italy to attend the summit only, and did not plan to meet with Italian government officials or the pope, the IRNA news agency reported.


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      1.   Either both Iranian and Israeli representatives or none! 15:56  |  Roxana from IRAN 31/05/08
      2.   We should not wait : tomorrow it might be too late. 16:31  |  Jean Van Daem 31/05/08
      3.   A total disgrace of the UN 16:43  |  Avrum 31/05/08
      4.   Ahmadinejad. 16:57  |  David Nigel Braham 31/05/08
      5.   invitation 17:18  |  Shmuelshachor 31/05/08
      6.   Actions speak louder than words 17:37  |  Natallie Durson 31/05/08
      7.   #1 What about the nukes Israel already has? 150 plus ..aha! 18:27  |  John 31/05/08
      8.   #5 Natallie ..I Couldn`t say it better...thanks 18:28  |  John 31/05/08
      9.   Lebanese actions speak louder then words 18:52  |  Margaret Connell 31/05/08
      10.   #5 Natalie Durson`s friends 19:06  |  H 31/05/08
      11.   The invitation 19:09  |  e.l 31/05/08
      12.   JUST A LITTLE ADVICE TO ISRAEL 19:12  |  indrajaya 31/05/08
      13.   #3. Don`t you care about setting precedence? 19:18  |  ManintheMiddle 31/05/08
      14.   What Nerve of Israel 19:36  |  Mikosa 31/05/08
      15.   #5 Durson 19:36  |  Daniel W 31/05/08
      16.   Nathalie Durson # 5 19:49  |  David Nigel Braham 31/05/08
      17.   Natallie I wouldnt have recognised the Lebanon war 19:59  |  x-ray 31/05/08
      18.   #5 Natalie and Ahmadenijehad 20:10  |  AliciaYasmeen 31/05/08
      19.   ahmadinejad 20:35  |  harold 31/05/08
      20.   WOW the nerves 20:46  |  Just Facts 31/05/08
      21.   Just The Facts Lies and Distortions and A Bed Wetting Whiner 21:34  |  Tex 31/05/08
      22.   Iran wants to destroy Israel? 21:34  |  Bob 31/05/08
      23.   Iran wants to destroy Israel? II 21:35  |  Bob 31/05/08
      24.   John, Harold and Gnattalie 21:35  |  Tex 31/05/08
      25.   To Natallie 21:44  |  Proud Jew 31/05/08
      26.   To Just Facts 22:03  |  Proud Jew 31/05/08
      27.   ahminijad 22:14  |  mike 31/05/08
      28.   To Harold 22:17  |  Proud Jew 31/05/08
      29.   Just Facts 22:29  |  American in NY 31/05/08
      30.   I don`t like ahmedenijab but he`s 22:39  |  x-ray 31/05/08
      31.   Justfacts 22:41  |  x-ray 31/05/08
      32.   Israel should tell everybody how rotten Iran is 23:40  |  Wendy 31/05/08
      33.   Ha ha ha Israels PR campaigns are always a disaster 23:42  |  Chanalau, Tova 31/05/08
      34.   proud Jew - you´re too smart for this garbage post 23:53  |  Barry 31/05/08
      35.   to the londonshtan john on #8 01:07  |  Shmuelshachor 01/06/08
      36.   P.R. will not get rid of Iranian nukes 01:47  |  Wendy 01/06/08
      37.   To Nazilie, and about the 800 hizb militants dead? 02:07  |  JP 01/06/08
      38.   Isn`t it a bit more important to destroy Ahmadinejad`s nukes? 02:34  |  Chaim 01/06/08
      39.   #6 Natalie. What`s your point? Civilians deaths during wars are 02:42  |  Chaim 01/06/08
      40.   And what does such a campaign prove ... 02:51  |  Edith 01/06/08
      41.   It`s Israel that should be boycotted at the UN food conference 03:27  |  dutch 01/06/08
      42.   Proud Jew # 26 03:55  |  American in NY 01/06/08
      43.   Chaim if it is important for Israel let them do it. 03:59  |  American in NY 01/06/08
      44.   #14 Mikosa---great post 04:09  |  ballistic 01/06/08
      45.   Edith, it doesn`t matter anyway... 04:43  |  BBSNews 01/06/08
      46.   The world should launch a PR campaign against Israel 04:51  |  Dutch 01/06/08
      47.   how about considering NOT doing it? 06:42  |  eric 01/06/08
      48.   JUST quote the "monkeys" own words and Mullah "justice" 10:25  |  PETER SM 01/06/08
      49.   DURSON Hesballah Opened that war by bombarding Israeli CIVILLIANS 11:06  |  PETER SM 01/06/08
      50.   MIKOSA.the Pals could have had their own state for 60 years 11:59  |  PETER SM 01/06/08
      51.   AMERICAN in NY. Re Threats When was the last "Death to America" 12:01  |  PETER SM 01/06/08
      52.   iran has not attacked any country and the charges of fomenting 12:29  |  lakshmi 01/06/08
      53.   Israel: The pot calling the kettle black 14:44  |  Danny 01/06/08
      54.   DANNY obviously you never been to Armenian quater in Jerusalem 15:25  |  PETER SM 01/06/08
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      56.   Let them meet-Pope is validating hatred of Jews 17:08  |  dyinglikeflies 01/06/08
      57.   JEWISH LYNCH MOB IN ROME 17:12  |  JACKAL 01/06/08
      58.   israel to launch PR campaign against Ahmadinejad 17:17  |  Avrohom 01/06/08
      59.   To American NY 18:31  |  Proud Jew 01/06/08
      60.   Not a hint as to why... 20:09  |  Motic 01/06/08
      61.   Vatican and Iran`s agenda 20:44  |  Persianlily 01/06/08
      62.   dutch pal # 46: its` been done. 21:31  |  frenz 01/06/08
      63.   A human campaign! 03:16  |  Paul 26/09/08
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