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Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad speaks during a press conference in Tehran before heading to New York on September 18, 2008 for the UN General Assembly. A
Friday, Sep. 19, 2008

Open quoteWe are opposed to the idea that the people who live there should be thrown into the sea or be burnt.Close quote

  • MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD,
  • Iranian President, claiming that while he opposes the state of Israel, he feels no hostility toward the Israeli people
Photo: BEHROUZ MEHRI / AFP / Getty | Source: New York Times