US Condemns Mohammed Morsi Anti-Semitic Remarks

THE DAILY TELEGRAPH: The White House has condemned anti-Semitic remarks by Mohammed Morsi, the Egyptian president, who once described Israelis as the “descendants of apes and pigs”.

Mr Morsi’s slurs, which emerged in recordings from 2010, were termed “deeply offensive” by Jay Carney, Mr Obama’s press secretary, who said concerns had been raised with Egyptian officials.

Mr Carney urged Mr Morsi, who has promised to respect Egypt's decades-old peace treaty with Israel, to promptly state publicly that he respects people of all faiths.

“This type of rhetoric is unacceptable in a democratic Egypt," he said during a briefing at The White House, adding: “It is counter to peace."

The intervention from Washington came amid growing controversy over the three-year-old comments, in a speech and subsequent television interview, which were unearthed by researchers.

Mr Morsi, then a Muslim Brotherhood opposition politician, urged Egyptians to “nurse our children and our grandchildren on hatred” for Jews and Zionists.

He also described Zionists as “these bloodsuckers who attack the Palestinians, these warmongers, the descendants of apes and pigs.” » | Jon Swaine, Washington | Tuesday, January 15, 2013

Ahmadinejad: No Israel, US in New Middle East
YNET NEWS: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said during a speech in Tehran at a rally marking the 32nd anniversary of the Islamic Revolution that "the new Middle East will turn into an area without the United States and Zionist regime."

Ahmadinejad told a crowd of hundreds of thousands of people, "The entire world will experience the sweet taste of a world without Zionists and thugs." He called on the West not to intervene in the situation in Egypt and Tunisia and allow the people "to make their own decisions". (Dudi Cohen) [Source: Ynet News] | Friday, February 11, 2011

Ahmadinejad Predicts the Removal of 'Zionists' from the World
THE TELEGRAPH: Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has predicted the failure of the Middle East talks and the removal of "the Zionist regime from the world scene".

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Photo: The Telegraph
The hardline leader told the annual Palestinian solidarity day rally in Tehran that a popular revolt by the people of the Middle East would extinguish the Jewish homeland even if the governments reach a peace agreement.

"If the leaders of the region do not have the guts, then the people of the region are capable of removing the Zionist regime from the world scene," he said.

In response the pro-government crowd chanted "Death to America. Death to Israel."

President Ahmadinejad said that direct peace talks which Western-backed Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas relaunched with Israel in Washington on Thursday after a 20-month hiatus were "doomed" to fail.

"What do they want to negotiate about? Who are they representing? What are they going to talk about?" the Iranian president said of the Palestinian leadership.

"Who gave them the right to sell piece of Palestinian land? The people of Palestine and the people of the region will not allow them to sell even an inch of Palestinian soil to the enemy.

"The negotiations are stillborn and doomed." >>> Telegraph’s Foreign Staff | Friday, September 03, 2010

Massenproteste in Iran gegen Nahost-Gespräche: Ahmadinejad fordert Abzug Israels aus Palästinensergebieten
NZZ ONLINE: In Iran haben Hunderttausende Regimeanhänger gegen die Wiederaufnahme der Nahost-Friedensgespräche protestiert. Die iranische Führung forderte dabei einen Abzug Israels aus den Palästinensergebieten.

Präsident Mahmud Ahmadinejad sagte bei den traditionellen Al-Kuds-Kundgebungen, die Entscheidung über einen zukünftigen Palästinenserstaat werde allein von den Palästinensern getroffen «und nicht in Washington, London oder Paris». «Widerstand ist der einzige Weg zur Rettung der Palästinenser.»

Die vom amerikanischen Präsident Barack Obama initiierten ersten Nahost-Friedensgespräche seit knapp zwei Jahren machten nur Sinn, wenn die Israelis aus den besetzten Palästinensergebieten abrückten. «Aber wichtiger ist, dass das zionistische Regime ohnehin zum Untergang verdammt ist», sagte Ahmadinejad in der Teheraner Universität.

Die Demonstrationen in Teheran wurden von strengen Sicherheitsmassnahmen begleitet. Sicherheitskräfte und Polizisten waren im Einsatz, um erneute Proteste gegen die Regierung und Präsident Ahmadinejad zu verhindern. Weiter lesen und einen Kommentar schreiben >>> sda/dpa/Reuters | Freitag, 03. September 2010

Top Iranian Official: Zionists Brought Obama to Power
HAARETZ: A representative of Iran's supreme leader said Barack Obama taking office as U.S. president did not mean Tehran's ties with Washington would change, a news agency reported on Wednesday.

"The Zionists brought Obama to power to help America pass through its current challenges," said the representative to the Revolutionary Guards in northwestern Zanjan province, cleric Hojjatoleslam Ali Maboudi.

"Any government has 'red lines' and our 'red lines' are rejecting the arrogant policies of America and the Zionist regime," he said.

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has ultimate authority over policy in the Islamic Republic, has yet to comment on Obama's presidency or his offer to extend a hand of peace if Iran "unclenched its fist."

The leader has representatives to many institutions and regions. Though not a perfect guide, their comments can give an indication of views prevalent among Iran's leadership. >>> Reuters | Wednesday, February 4, 2009

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