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To: Neeka who wrote (8069)	6/4/2007 9:03:03 AM
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ISRAEL'S DEMISE NEAR: TEHRAN 'COUNTDOWN' HAS BEGUN Stuart Williams, Agence France-Presse, with files from news services Published: Monday, June 04, 2007 TEHRAN - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad yesterday launched a new verbal attack on Israel, saying a "countdown" has begun that will end with Lebanese and Palestinian militants destroying the Jewish state. In a speech to mark the 18th anniversary of the death of revolutionary leader Ayatollah Khomeini, the President said last summer's war between Israel and the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah started the process. "With God's help, the countdown button for the destruction of the Zionist regime has been pushed by the hands of the children of Lebanon and Palestine," Mr. Ahmadinejad said in a speech. By God's will, we will witness the destruction of this regime in the near future," he said. He did not elaborate. Mr. Ahmadinejad sparked outrage abroad shortly after coming to power in 2005 for saying that Israel should be "wiped from the map," and then repeatedly predicting that the state would disappear. Iranian officials have expressed bewilderment over the uproar caused by the comments, saying he was merely restating one of Ayatollah Khomeini's central beliefs: that the Jewish state was doomed to destruction. The President went on to court further controversy when he labelled the Holocaust a "myth" and invited several researchers, who have played down the mass slaughter of Jews in the Second World War, to a Tehran conference. But in recent months -- until now at least -- Mr. Ahmadinejad has largely avoided rhetorical outbursts against the Jewish state amid public criticism from moderate quarters over his provocative comments. In a later speech at Ayatollah Khomeini's shrine, Mr. Ahmadinejad accused Israel of planning a new war against Lebanon over the past year, and warned of the consequences for the Jewish state. "I warn the Zionist regime and its protectors," he said. "If you want to launch a new war against the Lebanese people, this time the people's ocean of anger will become stormy and will carry away your decayed roots from this region." Despite having no borders with Israel, Iran has become one of the most vocal backers of groups fighting the Jewish state, and its leaders pepper their speeches with attacks against the "Zionist regime." Iran openly cheered on Hezbollah in its 2006 war with the Israeli army, but vehemently denies that it provides military or financial support to the Shiite group. It maintains a similar position toward such Palestinian groups as Hamas, denying that its support for them is anything other than moral in nature. Iran's policy of non-recognition of Israel was a direct result of the Islamic revolution of 1979 that was led by Khomeini. Before then, the U.S.-backed regime of the shah was one of the Jewish state's strongest supporters in the region and there was considerable trade between the two countries. The Iranian President's latest comments caused consternation in Israel and the West, which also fear Iran is seeking to build an atomic arsenal under cover of a civilian nuclear power program, a charge Tehran denies. Although Mr. Ahmadinejad has said Iran is not a threat to Israel, Iranian officials have said Tehran would respond swiftly to any Israeli attack. Some analysts have speculated Israel could seek to knock out Iran's atomic sites. canada.com. © National Post 2007