Iran FM: Israel is a crazy country run by crazy people
Mottaki tells Al-Jazeera Israel is 'weaker than ever', but vows Iran will defend itself in case of attack.
By Haaretz Service Tags: Iran Israel newsIranian Foreign Minister Manchour Mottaki declared Monday that Israel was now weaker than ever before, adding that it was a "crazy country run by crazy people."
Mottaki told the Al-Jazeera news agency that Israel was in no position to embark on another military conflict, due to its internal political crisis and its losses over recent years in Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.
"Israel is a crazy nation run by crazy people," Mottaki declares. "Therefore, we must prepare for the chance that Israel will do something crazy against everyone in the region ? the Syrians, the Lebanese and the Palestinians."
When asked what would happen should Israel attack Iran, Mottaki replied: "Iran's position is known by everyone. We can defend ourselves." The Iranian foreign minister added that the Islamic Republic would "stand by our Arab brothers" should Israel attack any of its neighbors.
Mottaki's remarks came after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei said that Western support of Israel was ineffective, telling a top Palestinian militant leader that its obliteration was imminent according to the will of God.
"Today Palestine is the symbol of life, determination, faithfulness, diligence, and dignity," Ayatollah Khamenei told Ramadan Abdullah, the secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement.
He praised the Palestinian resistance movement and declared that it had proven itself stronger despite the military superiority of the Israel Defense Forces.
In his comments, Khameini joined a long list of top Iranian officials, especially President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad who have said on several occasions in the past that Israel should be destroyed.
Last year, Ahmadinejad said that Israel was "dying" and that people in the Middle East would destroy it if given the chance and stressed that opposition to Israel is a fundamental principle in Shi'ite Muslim Iran.
"They should know that regional nations hate this fake and criminal regime and if the smallest and briefest chance is given to regional nations they will destroy [it]," said Ahmadinejad, who often rails against Israel and the United States.
A 2005 statement by Ahmadinejad saying that "Israel should be wiped off the map" outraged the international community.
Also, a senior Iranian army commander said Iran will respond to any military attack from Israel by "eliminating" it, in comments condemned by Washington.
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Iranian FM Manchour Mottaki said Monday that Israel is a 'crazy country run by crazy people' and weaker than ever. |
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"In September 2009, a United Nations fact-finding mission found that the blockade of Gaza "amounted to collective punishment of a civilian population" was likely a war crime and a crime against humanity, and recommended that the matter be referred to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. It will be"
You obviously know nothing about Lebanon nor about the legal consequences of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Iran has influence with Hizbollah thru its financial aid to Hizbollah, The Iranians and the members of Hizbollah are fellow Shias. Shias represent 41% of the Lebanese population, and most are not members of Hizbollah, the rest are Sunnis, Christians and Druze. The President is a Christian and the PM is a Sunni. The Lebanese despise Iran and Shias, and Iran will never hold sway over the entire Lebanese population. Hezbollah has 11 seats in a 30 seat parliament and one cabinet position. In September 2009, a United Nations fact-finding mission found that the blockade of Gaza "amounted to collective punishment of a civilian population" was likely a war crime and a crime against humanity, and recommended that the matter be referred to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. It will be.
One of the aims proposed for Operation Cast Lead was the restoration of deterence. It was proposed that enemies of Israel should think that Israel was "Crazy". It seems that Israel has been sucsessful in its endeavours. The question must be asked of course: What is the point of negotiating with a crazy person?.
Palestinians driven out of the West Bank have settled in many parts of the world. Like the Palesinian restaurant-owner who refused to serve Jewish customers in remote New Zealand, of all places. It might as well be in Anarctica, or even Wonderland for that matter.
SDHD: "Which country murders its own citizens for demonstrating?" SDHD: "It isn`t Israel. " Two words for you, my fried: Or Commission.
v: "pot. kettle. black" v: "End of story. nothing more need be said." Except to add that this saying requires that both the pot and the kettle are, indeed, covered in soot. vildechaye is saying that crazy ol' Iran has some chutzpah to be pointing out that Israel is as nutty as a fruit cake. Maybe that's true, but it still isn't much of a reflection on Israel i.e. even the crazies can see that Israel is off with the pixies......
You obviously know nothing about Lebanon nor about the legal consequences of the Israeli blockade of Gaza. Iran has influence with Hizbollah thru its financial aid to Hizbollah, The Iranians and the members of Hizbollah are fellow Shias. Shias represent 41% of the Lebanese population, and most are not members of Hizbollah, the rest are Sunnis, Christians and Druze. The President is a Christian and the PM is a Sunni. The Lebanese despise Iran and Shias, and Iran will never hold sway over the entire Lebanese population. Hezbollah has 11 seats in a 30 seat parliament and one cabinet position. In September 2009, a United Nations fact-finding mission found that the blockade of Gaza "amounted to collective punishment of a civilian population," was likely a war crime and a crime against humanity, and recommended that the matter be referred to the International Criminal Court in the Hague. It will be.
We may be crazy but the Iranians created a whole new level of crazy.
End of story. nothing more need be said.
Eat the sandwich Moishe! Just make sure its kosher
Sanctions, sure. Why not...but, it's time for the US to seal the deal of what Hillary has already said. If Iran strikes Israel, or provides others the nuclear capacity to do so, the US will regard it as a declaration of war on the United States with the consequences that follow. Make it a formal defense treaty between the US and Israel. I believe that will suffice.
Iran FM. "Israel is run by crazy people" That's an advantage ! When Nukes start falling on Iran,you can't blame Israel at all,because as you said,"Israel is run by crazy people"
to act as humans and respect Australia's laws. BTW, Australia hasn't always been kind to her natives, now, has she? either you respect the laws of a nation or, you're thrown out or jailed. Stay there we don't want any muslims here.
Hey Jonnyboy ,your copy of 1701 was obviously mistranslated as usual by iliterate people ,just like the May 1948 UN or League of Nations mandate that explicitly said 2 states living side by side ,in peace and prosperity ,but what do illiterate peasant desert dwelling camel herders from Arabia know from accurate translating ?
And don,t forget the clown from downunder Jonnyboy.
Hey Yalie ,Lebanon in case you weren,t aware has a fascist Shiite madman Nasrallah in charge who couldn,t care two hoots who gets killed or hurt in the violence he causes.As for Gaza Israel withdrew from the territory in June 2005 yet still the crude but deadly Qassams hit the civilian populations of Sderot and Ashkelon ,war crimes that,s for sure so investigate these Hamas crimes against humanity before you shout your propaganda?
If you,re so concerned about Israel,s good name etc. then donate a piece of your backyard to Palestinan olive growers ,don,t be stupid please?
# 31 n.d. A few months ago,Homeland Security was after her tail for inciting Terror against Israel/Jews. Since then she's 'mellowed', supposedly somewhat,but in fact the same sickly hate spews from both sides of her mouth. Nothing will change. She sucked the first drop of hate milk from her mother's breast. It's better to have her spewing her hatred on paper/internet than strapping explosives & blowing herself up in a crowded place where children gather.
NYC: "Israel plants mines in lebanon and refuses to give the UN maps to clean it up." Yeah, my copy of 1701 definitely says that Israel has to give the UN those maps. SDHD: "That`s part of the UN resolution (ceasefire agreement) which Hezbollah and the rest of Lebanon aren`t abiding by." Funny, but my copy of 1701 doesn't mention that this is conditional upon anything else i.e. nothing in 1701 allows Israel to say "we won't hand over the maps until Hezbollah [do this], [do that], [cease this], [cease that]" Nope... looking at it one more time... still looking... nope, it ain't conditional on nothin'. It merely says that Israel has the maps, the UN wants those maps, so hand 'em over, buddy. Your version says something else, does it? SDHD: "Such a clown" So sayeth The Great Pontificator.
Natallie Durson and Yaacov Sullivan are the same person. I have to admit that was mighty clever!
They might tell you a few things about genocide by your brothers and sisters,that would make normal peoples hair stand on end. Never mind you have an army of apologists who pretend not to see.
The fact that your culture don't allow you "self criticism", and that the fear of religion will only allow you to see all others as evil, it deprives you from basic reasoning. Israel made some colateral damage in Gaza, which was a direct results of Hamas using civilians as human shields, dressing like women, driving ambulances with artillery (This is from the Goldstone report)using UN post as a shelter etc etc. Both of you will lend some credibility to your argument if you had the courage to tell the story before and after. The fact that you bet on evil to win, it doesn't save one from hell. Hamas is evil and as an Iran worshiper, he cares less for the Palestinians, You know that..right?
Take your foot out of your mouth. Dont take MRI dont use some soft ware Dont give your children or grandchildren POlio vaccination. DR SAlk was Jewish. yOU NOT ONLY HATE iSRAEL YOU HAtE JEWS in any country.Since you live in this great free country you have right to post what you want. But you are a hater and stupid
the shaddow you disown yopu project onto some other person or country. Turning Jews into screens of projection has been going on for wto millennia of anti-Semitism. Iran continuous the evil tradition. Once all is said and done, everyone gets forced to owning what they don't want to see in themselves.
Sorry, have to say, you're statement is not quite true. Here in Australia, Israel is not known as a country for affirming life...unless that life is Jewish. That in itself is not a sin, but not a positive thing either. In Australia, it is more important to respect all life. The life of Christians, Jews, Muslims, and to work together to live together, peacefully. I'm sorry, but in Australia the truth about what Israeli extremists do to Palestinians,AND visa versa, is well known and not respected.
There is no other ethnic group in the USA that is more concerned with the interests of an outside state than Jews. American Jews who are honest and fair in the US support Israel's heinous and unjust crimes in the name of Israeli security. It's pathological. I would support a greater Israel on the condition that all Jews worldwide are required to live there. Otherwise forget it.
Mottaki, Ahmadinejad, Khamenei, ... Mirror, mirror, I just asked for one!
Iran knows what it is talking about when referring to crazies. They were the first to put the mental into fumdamental(ist).
Israel is greedy and its leaders are greedier. Because the status quo allows them to steal land, they do everything they can to maintain it no matter how unjust and abhorrent it may be. Only a hideously greedy people would cast aside its good name and future in order to steal an oppressed people's olive groves.
If killing innocent children is "life affirming" then I guess Israel fits the description. My brother-in-law who treated maimed and dying children in Lebanon and Gaza can give you a vivid account of Israel's "life affirming" qualities if you dare to open your ears and listen.
No, If you were born in the US then you are an American....period. Not a "Palestinian American," not an "Arab American," not a Jewish American," not an "African American," or any other kind of hyphenated American. You're an American....and speaking as another American, I'm deeply ashamed of you and your hateful rhetoric.
Well there is something to this. Lieberman by any sane person's standards has got to be one of the craziest people in the entire region. And then we have Bibi putting on this crazy charade that he wants peace when reality reflects exactly the opposite. Finally the State commits atrocious war crimes and offers up the crazy excuse of self defense. Yup definitely something to this crazy business.
"I intend to stay here in spite of the radical profiling and discrimination we are forced to endure." It is clear that it is easier to criticize israel from the USA and live like a woman should than live amongst your brothers and be treated like dirt. Who forces you to endure discrimination? None of my busibess, but go to Gaza and be happy.
Iran is using the Palestinians and the Lebanese to their own advantage. Israel can nullify Iran by: adhering to the armistice lines of 1949 & never invading Lebanon again. Israel can't help itself from robbing and bullying though. Too greedy and too stupid to take Iran out of the equation.
I am a Palestinian American! I intend to stay here in spite of the radical profiling and discrimination we are forced to endure.
"Israel plants mines in lebanon and refuses to give the UN maps to clean it up." That's part of the UN resolution (ceasefire agreement) which Hezbollah and the rest of Lebanon aren't abiding by. Such a clown. It really bothers you how much aid Israel provides, even to countries which have a lot of animosity toward her in times of crisis, doesn't it? Poor slob.
It isn't Israel.
The Iranians talk with bluster and bravado. So did Saddam, the big-mouth and look where he is now. That's exactly where this Iranian regime is heading. Millions will cheer when this regime who suppresses human rights of its citizens ceases to exist. Israel will surely live in peaceful coexistence with the next Iranian regime. Until then, these clowns must be eradicated, all the Ayatollahs executed, starting with the evil Khameini. All you posters who agree with the Iranians are betting on the wrong horse. Israel will thrive and flourish, while the Ayatollahs will be thrown into the dustbin. Who's crazy, NOW ???
not under estimate Israel. The US has a weak incompetent government that is not protecting its people but Israel has a government capable of defending its people. If Iran really believes this then they will take risks. Israel has taken a PR hit but is as strong as ever.Somebody better tell the mullahs who want to make nuclear war in order to bring their mahdi in that they cannot just take over the world. Deterrence better kick in or Israel will have to take action
"Israel is a crazy country run by crazies" mottaki needs to stop looking in the mirror -Take your head out of the mirror and start acting like an adult
This is obvious from his totally absurd comments. When people are frustrated because they can not achieve their goals they start shouting nonsense. This is comforting as it shows that Iran is very weak indeed.
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57 Muslim states, 21 Arab states, still not enough for her. What sick. pathological ignorance and greed.
Ouyr Crazy right wing leaders are leading us to bankruptcy. We are a bankrupt nation when it comes to good decission making. our "MOUTH" leaders sunk to the lowest level of inyernational dignity and they are digging our graves and the enemy is watching and laughing. Read the news and you will agree with me.
- Israel does not shoot its own people over demonstrations following fraudulent elections like we have recently seen in Iran. - Israel does not support terrorist organizations like does Iran. - Israel is not run by islamo-fascists like those running the government of Iran. - Israel is soon enerting the OECD which shows the strength of its economy and democracy unlike Iran where 30% of people are unemployed, and people are oppressed. - Israel does not hang its homosexuals like in Iran. I can go on and on Mr. Mottaki.. And you want me to believe that Israel is a crazy country! Have you looked yet in the mirror? It is your country that is going down the tubes...Pretty soon your islamo-fascist government will be no more. I promise you.
He's right, but so is Iran
very funny and stupid words. Where is Iran in world opinion, top in what fields and invention? Wordwarplay?
So you finally retrieved the 1930's images of the dirty Greedy Jew with the black coat and crooked nose from under the bed. BTW You're anything but Nuts Nat, but I would suggest you burn the brown shirt pronto before the FBI (run by Mossad of course) takes you in for questioning.
I agree with the first part of his statement but so is Iran
LMAO you need a name change. Israel affirming life? What planet are you on? Earth to planet Hasbara!! Come in planet Hasbara! Israel plants mines in lebanon and refuses to give the UN maps to clean it up. Israel drops massive amounts of cluster bombs in the last couple of hours of the war prior to the known cease fire than throughout the entire war. Israel drops leaflets down to civilians telling them to flee and then bombs bridges and escape routes and strafes fleeing vehicles with white flags. You must have been off planet when Israel bombed a UN school and murdered 50 innocent kids in Palestine and during lebanon II bombed a bunch of women and children taking refuge in a UN facility in Qana. You thought we forgot didnt you? Welcome back to Earth. Please kindly stop your life affirmations..they dont work well.
Iran is normal and the leadership runs a normal country with freedom where women are free and safe. Wonder why more people are trying to immigrate to this wonderful country. By the way, #6 Nathalie, here is an idea for you. You'll love that way of life.
undergo progressive change. There is no doubt that Israel has many blemishes and rough edges. There is no doubt that she engages in some inexcusable behaviour. Yet, when one looks at the history of the Jewish people and their experiences, it is instructive to see how Israel has not succumbed to total hatred, revenge, or isolation from the world. Iran and the arab nations have never undergone the experiences of the Jewish people and yet they cannot develop a modern, progressive nation state that is ruled, at least nominally, by the people. The relative failures of their societies is testimony to their failed leadership. If any nations of the Middle-East have been greedy and destined for the dust-bin of history, the Moslem states are way ahead of Israel, with all her faults.
The Israeli government is crazy, especially Bibi and Lieberman. Who can blame Iran for taking defensive action against Israel's warmongering and racists government. I hope the Israeli people wake up and get rid of those clowns before they do something stupid like start WWIII.
Israel is greedy comparing to whom ? Can you explain me?
Wow! "Weak Israel" will attack Iran...What a logic!
one, as the old adage goes, however mottaki please explain your definition of crazy. Israel is crazy like a fox. Since 1948 all arabs/bedouins have attcked Israel and these crazy people are still here, doesnt that piss you off, get used to it. Israel will be around for millinea. Israel will see the demise of the illegal dictorial regime currently running iran into the ground and are a laughing stock of the world. The iranian government is trying there hardest to disrupt the balance of the middle east and goat Israel into war, some day they will get their wish, and they sit next to sadam in hell were they belong!!!
You poor soul...spending all your time spewing hatred towards the wonderful state of Israel. Havce you ever been? Did u notice the amount of help Israel sent to Haiti? The fact that israelis hate terrorists does not make them greedy or crazy, it makes them normal and just! Sorry crazy Natti!
OUT of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh, it is written. It that talk of PEACE & LOVE .... I hear ? IRAN always puts their foot in their own mouth, exposing their evil hearts !
... whose hatred for Israel transpire from every single pore. Domestic and international pressure is growing and the mullahs are getting visibly nervous. No surprise that they vent their malaise in the usual primitive way.
The greed just makes them do crazy things.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard has turned "Palestine" as well as Iran into a world-wide symbol of mindless hatred and pointless suicide. No wonder he cannot bear the fact that Israel is a nation that is known worldwide for affirming life while surviving against impossible odds.
Well, they say that one should know one's enemies. The statement of the Iranian FM clearly shows how well he knows US!
I would want my son to be Palestinian over any other nationality. They are the new Davids against the Israeli war powers of Goliath. Little reversal of roles but Israel is still trying to portray itself as the weaker side. I'd rather eat a 15 week old bologna sandwich with the pythagorean theorem as my dessert than be an Israel supporter.
Imagine a meeting between this guy and Lieberman... They could probably kill any chance of mid-east peace during this century in an afternoon.
...crazy country run by crazy people,for sure. That's hilarious.