Ahmadinejad: The West Should Pick Up the Zionist Regime ‘By the Arms and Legs’ MEMRI, Special Dispatch October 27, 2006

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The following are excerpts from an address delivered by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, which aired on Jaam-e Jam 1 TV on October 20, 2006. In the address, Ahmadinejad stated that the U.S. was extorting the entire world using the Holocaust as a pretext and that the West was being held hostage by “the Zionists” by means of the Holocaust, and instructed it to pick up “[the Zionist regime]by the arms and legs, and remove it” from the Middle East. He further claimed that the U.N. Security Council and its resolutions were illegitimate and that “the whole world knows that America and England are the enemies of [Iran].”

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad: “This [Zionist regime] was established in order to swallow up the entire region, and to place it at the disposal of the world forces. It is a big lie that it was done in order to protect those killed in World War II, and in order to compensate them.

“Over 60 million people were killed in World War II. Let’s assume you are right, and six million [Jews] were among those killed. How come none of you mourn the other 54 million? Why don’t you pay reparations to them? Why don’t you ever think about them?…

“Obviously, some of the Western countries are being held hostage today by the Zionists. Some Western countries have been paying reparations for 60 years. We sent letters and messages, and asked them: ‘When will these relations, which evolved from World War II, come to an end?’ A war broke out 60 years ago, and some considered themselves the victors in this war. They occupied Palestine. They set up bases throughout the world, and want to act aggressively against all the peoples. They also gave themselves privileges in the international forums, and the other peoples must submit to their control…

“They said: ‘We want to establish a place for the survivors.’ How many survivors were there? With false promises, you gathered the wretched people from Africa, South America, Asia, and North America, and you brought them there.You banished one people from its land, and you want to create another people by force…

“The life of this regime depended on military threat, military force, and the legend that it was invincible. Today, with God’s grace, this false legend has collapsed, with the help of the young believers of Palestine, and thanks to the believing, self-sacrificing commanders of Hizbullah. Today, the Zionists do not feel secure even in their own homes, anywhere in the world.

“Today, this community, which was gathered by force, and under false pretexts, and whose members were joined to one another by a paper-clip, in order to create a false illusion of a nation… Today, they have fallen apart. I declare here, loud and clear: With God’s grace, this regime has lost the philosophy of its existence…

“Our proposal is as follows: Since you brought [this regime] over there, you yourselves pick it up, by the arms and legs, and remove it from there. This will make the peoples of the region improve their attitude toward you…This will be to your advantage…

“This [Zionist] regime is on the verge of death, and we advise you to start thinking about your long-term interests and long term relations with the peoples of the region. At the end of the day, these are all ultimatums. No one should complain tomorrow. The things are stated clearly…

“What is this Security Council anyway? The whole world knows that America and England are the enemies of the Iranian nation… The Security Council, in its present condition, is illegitimate. Its resolutions are illegitimate. Do you want to be the judges, the rulers, the prosecutors, and those who carry out the verdicts? These days are over. Nobody accepts this behavior of yours. Even the illiterate old women of the Himalayas will not accept this behavior of yours.”

Ahmadinejad: The West Should Pick Up the Zionist Regime ‘By the Arms and Legs’ MEMRI, Special Dispatch October 27, 2006

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