Ahmadinejad: Israel Has No Historical Roots in the Middle East & Will Be ‘Eliminated’
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad came out with fists flying just two days before his U.N. General Assembly speech on Monday. Rather than disregarding and omitting inflammatory language, the Middle Eastern despot told reporters leading up to the event that Israel has no roots in the region and that the nation will be “eliminated.”
Ahmadinejad wasn’t done there, though. He lambasted Israel‘s proclamation that the nation will potentially attack Iran’s nuclear facilities, The Jewish Daily Forward reports. As he has done in the past, the fiery leader reiterated his claim that Iran’s nuclear ambitions are peaceful in nature and that there is nothing sinister at play....