Iran's Letter to Germany: Final Solution pt. II
- Friday, July 21 2006 @ 01:44 PM CST
- Contributed by: filbert
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It sounds a bit like Iranian president Ahmadinejad to German Chancellor Merkel basically asked if Germany would help Iran to complete Hitler's Final Solution:
(from Forbes, emphasis added)
Given the awful events of the last century, it is breathtaking that any nation's leader would dare to send such a letter to a German government.
(from Forbes, emphasis added)
The letter to Germany, which is among the countries leading diplomatic efforts to resolve concerns over Iran's nuclear program, does not mention that issue, government spokesman Ulrich Wilhelm said. Rather, the letter was devoted largely to criticism of Israel.
"It contains many statements that are not acceptable to us, in particular about Israel, the state of Israel's right to exist and the Holocaust," Wilhelm said.
The letter does not address the current fighting in Lebanon and Israel, he said.
Germany has sharply criticized anti-Israeli comments by Ahmadinejad, who has labeled the Holocaust a myth and called for Israel's destruction.
"Our position on these questions is known," Wilhelm said, adding that Chancellor Angela Merkel repeatedly has said that Israel's right to exist is a cornerstone of German policy and "it is in no way acceptable to us to question it."
Denying the Holocaust is a crime in Germany, where it carries a maximum sentence of five years.
Given the awful events of the last century, it is breathtaking that any nation's leader would dare to send such a letter to a German government.