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 Cleric says Israel 'politically dead'
Tehran, July 31, IRNA

Iran-Lebanon-Resistance
A cleric said on Sunday the failure of the Israeli regime in a lopsided war against the Lebanese government and nation is the "political death" of the Zionists.

Ali-Akbar Mohtashamipour, Secretary-General of the International Conference of Qods and Support for the People of Palestine, said the Zionist regime is a brutal and fake regime whose survival is dependent on occupation.

He added the failure of the Israeli army will deteriorate the offensive ability of the Israeli regime.

"Under such circumstances, the Zionist regime is politically dead," he said.

Mohtashamipour described the atrocities of the Israeli regime as "a human tragedy" and called on international organizations and human rights activists as well as the United Nations Security Council to punish the US-backed Israeli regime.

"When the Israeli regime breeches international rules and commits ar crimes and crimes against humanity, it should be brought to trial," he said.

Israel has been attacking Lebanon since July 12 with political, economic and military support from US and Britain.

Cleric says Israel 'politically dead'

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Fox news reported that, Iran, Syria, and France, are meeting in Lebanon right now.  If I can find a link, I will be posting it as soon, as I can.

Bob

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Iran FM to meet French counterpart in Beirut

Tuesday, August 01, 2006
 
LONDON, August 1 (IranMania) - Iranian Foreign Minister Manouchehr Mottaki, whose country is one of the main backers of Hezbollah guerrillas battling Israeli forces, met his French counterpart Philippe Douste-Blazy in Beirut, officials said.

The meeting took place at the Iranian embassy as Douste-Blazy pressed efforts for a diplomatic solution to the three-week-old Israeli offensive in Lebanon.

Neither minister made any comment after their talks which lasted more than two hours.

Ahead of the talks, Mottaki implicitly criticised the United States for abetting the Israeli offensive.

"We consider any party which backs the Zionist enemy ... in its aggression ... and foils efforts to stop the aggression as partners and responsible for the crimes committed against Lebanon," he said after talks with his Lebanese counterpart Fawzi Sallukh, a Hezbollah ally.

He also criticised the United Nations and its agencies for failing to do more to halt the Israeli offensive, launched after Shiite militants of Hezbollah captured two soldiers in a deadly cross-border raid on July 12.

"After three weeks, those organizations did not do their duties toward that aggression," he said.

Earlier Monday, Douste-Blazy said Iran was a key player in the Middle East and "plays an important stabilising role" in the region.

"It is clear that we cannot accept a destabilisation of Lebanon that could lead to a destabilisation of the region. In the region there is a great country like Iran which is respected and which plays an important stabilising role in the region," he said.

"We think more than ever that the Iranians are an important and respected actor."

His comments came despite outspoken criticism of Iran from the United States which has accused the Islamic regime and its key regional ally Syria of arming Hezbollah and encouraging its attacks on Israel.

Iran insists it gives only moral support to the Shiite militant group.

Mottaki, who arrived from neighbouring Syria earlier Monday, was due to meet Lebanese President Emile Lahoud, Prime Minister Fuad Siniora and parliament speaker Nabih Berri on Tuesday.

Iran FM to meet French counterpart in Beirut

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Bush, Blair, Olmert, war criminals
11:15:43 Þ.Ù
America, Britain and the Zionist regime are three axis of evil against humanity and Muslims, said a top army official, adding that the time has come to introduce Bush, Blair and Olmert as "war criminals".

Speaking at a gathering of Basijis (volunteer forces) late Sunday, Commander of Islamic Revolution's Guards Corps, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi, said the Americans have occupied Iraq and Afghanistan for four years while the Zionist regime has killed the oppressed people of Palestine and Lebanon for about 60 years.

"They (the Zionists) massacre Muslims and defenseless women and children in Lebanon and Palestine," he said.

Safavi said the Bush administration came to power with a motto of human rights, democracy and security for the whole world but they (the Americans) have killed more than 100,000 civilian Muslims in Iraq.

Condemning the Zionists' attack on southern Lebanese village of Qana, the IRGC Commander lambasted the silence of international organizations and heads of some Arab states on recent brutal acts of the Zionist army.

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Proposal to transfer Shalit to Egypt

Senior Palestinian source tells Ynet that in the framework of negotiations over Kidnapped soldier's release, possibility he be handed over to Egyptians is being considered. Cairo official: Still no breakthrough in talks
Ali Waked

In the framework of negotiations over the release of kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit, "we are looking into the possibility of handing him over to Egypt until Israel fulfills the Palestinians and the abductors' demand to free Palestinian prisoners," a senior Palestinian official told Ynet Tuesday.

The negotiations over Shalit's release continue, mainly via Egyptian mediation. One of the central clauses of the talks stipulates that there will be no direct contacts between the Israeli government and Hamas.

According to the agreement that is being formulated by both sides, whose basic principles were agreed upon by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Shin Bet head Yuval Diskin, Shalit is to be transferred either to Egypt or to Abbas' hands. In exchange, Israel will cease military operations, primarily in the Strip, suspend all targeted killings and work to release Palestinian prisoners. Once the prisoners are freed, Shalit will be returned to Israel.

The new clause in this deal refers to the possibility that Shalit be handed over to the Egyptians.

Cairo confirms 'outline' for deal

On Monday, PA Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said that the Palestinian government continues its efforts to resolve the crisis that would include Shalit's release, ending the Israeli military offensive and "taking into consideration the suffering of the tens of thousands of Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails."

Egyptian sources confirmed the report, but said it has not been decided yet whether Shalit will be transferred to Egypt or to Abbas. Officials in Cairo said that no breakthrough has been registered in the negotiations until now, but stated that "this is the outline aimed at resolving the Shalit affair."

Proposal to transfer Shalit to Egypt

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Nasrallah, bomb Tel Aviv

(VIDEO) Palestinian protesters in Ramallah urge Hizbullah to fire missiles on central Israel; former Palestinian interior minister calls on Fatah fighters to go on high alert ahead of possibility of escalation in fighting
Ali Waked

RAMALLAH - VIDEO - About 1,500 Palestinians demonstrated in Ramallah Tuesday against ongoing IDF operations in Lebanon and particularly what protesters characterized as the "second Qana massacre."

A similar rally was held in the West Bank town of Nablus.

Participants in the rally also criticized the United States and urged the continuation of armed resistance to the Americans in Iraq. During the protest, both the Israeli and American flags were set ablaze.

The rally was organized by all Palestinian organizations in Ramallah, headed by Fatah, which is particularly powerful in the city. Senior Fatah member and former Interior Minister Hani al-Hassan surprised those in attendance by announcing that the group ordered its fighters to be on high alert "ahead of the possibility of escalation of the conflict in Lebanon, which could manifest itself in an escalation of Israeli actions in the Territories."

"I know what I'm talking about and I know what I'm referring to," al-Hassan told the crowd.

Tuesday's protest was relatively small compared to earlier ones in Ramallah and particularly the one held during US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's visit to the region. Rally organizers noted that the Palestinians, just like other Arabs, were disappointed by the international apathy in the face of the ongoing killings.

However, the organizers admitted that the paucity of Hizbullah accomplishments put a damper on the masses' enthusiasm.

'Neighbors celebrated missile attack on Afula'

A Jenin journalist who works in Ramallah said that support for Nasrallah and Hizbullah was overwhelming and encompassed the whole of Palestinian society. No official or senior figure in the Palestinian Authority would dare publicly criticize the Lebanese group, he said, but noted that privately some Palestinians are unimpressed with Nasrallah's group. The journalist added that his neighbors in Jenin were celebrating over news that a Hizbullah rocket hit the town of Afula, the deepest point hit by Hizbullah thus far.

Meanwhile, one Fatah activist said that the protest was proof that the entire organization is united in its support of Hizbullah. According to the activist, identified only as Ravia, talk inIsrael about moderate Palestinians fearing a Hizbullah victory are a "media spin."

"There may be one or two opportunists who are expressing their dissatisfaction with Hizbullah's activity, but a document distributed by Hani al-Hassan attests to the importance of the victory for the Palestinian question."

Nasrallah, bomb Tel Aviv

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Muhammad Nazzal, Hamas Political Bureau Member: If Al-Qaeda Wants to Come to Palestine, They Are Welcome

Following are excerpts from an interview with Muhammad Nazzal, member of the Hamas Political Bureau, which aired on Al-Arabiya TV on July 28, 2006.

Interviewer: As you have heard, Ayman Al-Zawahiri talked about the role of Al-Qaeda in what is going on. He threatened that Al-Qaeda would intervene. Will you stand in the same trench with him and with his group?

Muhammad Nazzal: We support any effort against the Zionist enemy. One of the disagreements we have with several Islamic groups was that we believe that the resistance should be directed primarily against this Zionist aggression and occupation. We should concentrate our efforts in Palestine, and in the resistance against the Zionist aggression in Palestine and Lebanon, because this will result in great achievements for the nation. All Arabs and Muslims agree on this issue.

Interviewer: Muhammad, in short, what you are saying is that you are ready to support Al-Qaeda, right?

Muhammad Nazzal: If Al-Qaeda or any Palestinian, Arab, or Islamic faction wants to come to Palestine to fight the Israelis, we welcome this.

Muhammad Nazzal, Hamas Political Bureau Member: If Al-Qaeda Wants to Come to Palestine, They Are Welcome

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Mahdi 'Akef, Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Warns Egyptian Regime: The People Will Trample You Underfoot

Following are excerpts from an interview with Mahdi 'Akef, Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, which aired on Al-Jazeera TV on July 30, 2006.

Phone call from Mustafa Othman, Egypt: The people needs someone to lead it, and there is no one better than you to lead the people. You know what Husni Mubarak did to the people. Husni Mubarak brought cancer from Israel. Husni Mubarak is an American agent, as you know. We ask you and Sheik Yousuf Al-Qaradhawi to issue a fatwa now, calling upon the Egyptian people to revolt against its ruler.

[...]

Interviewer: Could you respond to this phone call, asking you to declare a revolt against the ruler?

Mahdi 'Akef: Yes, I will begin with this. I am the first one who wants to bear arms against these Zionist gangs, wherever they may be. But in my capacity as Supreme Guide, I have other considerations, and I bear great responsibilities. How can I take this people out to the streets, exposing them to the ignorance of the regime? When 50 people come to a demonstration, they are faced by 1,000 soldiers. A demonstration of 5,000 people will be faced by 25,000 soldiers. I fear that blood be shed for no price. I want blood that is shed for a price. These ignorants who rule Egypt with force and with security agencies - I call upon them to fear Allah, to return to Allah, and to reach out to this people, which attributes power and honor to you. Otherwise, the people will soon trample you underfoot, Allah willing.

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This American Satan claims to be a messenger of divine guidance. Divine guidance never commands anything but truth, justice, and freedom, things that have nothing to do with him. I salute all the honorable Americans who stand up to this Satan, who wants to set the entire world on fire, not just the Arab and Islamic nation.

I go back to the issue of Jihad. Jihad is an individual duty incumbent upon every Muslim, male and female, if any inch of the land of Islam and the Muslims is occupied.

Mahdi 'Akef, Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood Warns Egyptian Regime: The People Will Trample You Underfoot

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 Anti-Israel Protests Include Praise for Terror Leader Nasrallah
20:34 Aug 01, '06 / 7 Av 5766
by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz

      Anti-Israel protests are taking place the world over; even in Israel. Protesters often praise terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah; in Ramallah, they called for him to bomb Tel Aviv.


A stormy protest against Israel's anti-Hizbullah campaign in Lebanon took place in front of the American consulate in eastern Jerusalem on Tuesday morning. Five protesters were arrested when the demonstration, which included tens of Jewish and Arab participants, turned violent.

Arab protesters at the event chanted slogans in praise of Hizbullah and its warlord-leader, Hassan Nasrallah. A police spokesperson said that officers were attacked by the crowd when they moved in to detain the event's organizer.

Also on Tuesday, Muslim protesters outside the US Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, called on their government to send them to the Middle East to fight the Israelis and Americans. Several of the participants were carrying toy machine-guns and fake suicide belts. Police confiscated some of the accessories.

Allawi Usman, a leader of the protest called the US and Israel "the enemies of Islam," saying that the demonstrators want to "help our brothers and sisters there who are being killed and ravaged by [them]."

In Ramallah, at a rally on Tuesday organized by the Fatah faction, participants carried Hizbullah flags and chanted for Nasrallah to bomb Tel Aviv. Members of the crowd also burned American and Israeli flags. Fatah is led by Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas ("Abu Mazen") and is the main rival to Hamas for legislative control of the PA.

Hani Al-Hassan, a former PA minister, warned the crowd that Israel would soon attack in Judea and Samaria, as well. "I know what I am talking about," he said.

On Monday, dozens of anti-Israel demonstrators protested near the Israeli Embassy in Washington DC. Carrying signs that said "Murderers," "Death to Israel" and "Stop the Slaughter," the protesters decried Israel's ongoing military offensive against the Hizbullah in Lebanon.

Protests last week included a joint Arab-Jewish protest against the war in besieged Haifa on Tuesday. Hearing about the protest on television and the radio, outraged Haifa residents left their bomb shelters to hold a stormy counter-protest.

Last Thursday, Indian left-wing and communist party representatives led an anti-Israel demonstration in New Delhi. The event, which included an abortive march on the Israeli Embassy, was organized by the Indian Committee Against Israeli Aggression. Scores of leftist activists, intellectuals, artists and prominent personalities took part.

Speaking at the rally, the general secretary of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), Prakash Karat, called for an Indian boycott of Israel. "India is the largest consumer of Israeli arms today. So it is the responsibility of our government to stop buying arms from a nation which is devastating both Lebanon and Palestine." he said.

Among the other anti-Israel protests that have been held worldwide were those in Montreal and Toronto in Canada; in London, Newcastle, Norwich, Sheffield and Eastbourne (picketing the visiting Israeli tennis team) in the United Kingdom; and in San Diego (at the local JCC across from a pro-Israel event), Springfield, Massachusetts and at Carnegie Mellon University in the United States.

Among the groups sponsoring the anti-Israel protests have been the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War, the Canadian Arab Federation, the Jewish Women's Committee to End the Occupation, the Coalition Against Israeli Apartheid, the Muslim Unity Group of Toronto, UK Muslim organizations, the Palestine Solidarity Campaign, the Stop the War Coalition, the Association Des Jeunes Libanais Musulmans, the Palestinian and Jewish Unity (PAJU) organization, the Canadian Muslim Forum, the Pittsburgh Organizing Group, Anti-Racist Action, the Pittsburgh Palestine Solidarity Committee, the Muslim Association of Britain, the British Muslim Initiative, UK Lebanese organizations, the International Socialist Organization and the International Action Center.

Two simultaneous anti-Israel events organized by the communist ANSWER Coalition, the National Council of Arab Americans (NCA), and the Muslim American Society Freedom Foundation are scheduled for August 12, 2006 in Washington DC and in San Francisco, California. The DC protest will be held near the White House, while the San Francisco event will be held at the Civic Center.

Anti-Israel Protests Include Praise for Terror Leader Nasrallah

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 300-400 Hizbullah Fighters Killed
23:21 Aug 01, '06 / 7 Av 5766
by Nissan Ratzlav-Katz

      Government ministers revealed Tuesday that between 300-400 Hizbullah fighters have been killed since the start of the IDF counter-terrorism offensive in Lebanon.


Justice Minister Haim Ramon, who said that 300 of the enemy's forces have been eliminated, revealed that IDF sources estimate the total number of Hizbullah fighters to be 2,000. "The objective is to hit the fighters and the weaponry of the Hizbullah," Ramon told a Channel 10 interviewer, "and so far, we have done a pretty good job."

The minister went on to say that Israel would "not return to a situation in which the Hizbullah does what it wants - kidnapping, killing or firing Katyushas at northern communities - and we sit by fearfully. Thanks to the decision of the prime minister, the rules of the game have changed. What was is not what will be."

Ramon further stated that the IDF will renew its air strikes inside Lebanon tomorrow morning, at the conclusion of the 48-hour suspension of such attacks that Israel announced on Sunday.

Tourism Minister Yitzchak Herzog today mentioned a higher figure of Hizbullah fighters killed by IDF forces, about 400. He further elaborated that several Hizbullah headquarters and much of the organization's equipment have been destroyed in IDF operations.

On Tuesday evening, IDF air force planes struck three underground bunkers of the Hizbullah in the western sector of southern Lebanon.

On the Gaza front of the Re-Engagement War, Israeli forces killed two people Tuesday in a strike on rocket launchers in northern Gaza. Terrorist cells fired Kassam rockets into the western Negev earlier in the day.

IDF spokesmen said that the soldiers initially refrained from hitting the rocket launchers when they spotted a group of children in the area. Later, when a different group, thought to be adults, approached the launchers, IDF forces opened fire. Arab sources claimed that the victims, including a teenager and a young woman, were innocent bystanders.

"We don't fire on children, despite the fact that terrorists make cynical use of them," an IDF spokesman said. "When a group of adults was identified, fire was initiated, which prevented future Kassam rocket launches at Israel."

300-400 Hizbullah Fighters Killed

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Syria won’t go to war alone

In speech to Washington Institute for Near East Policy, vice premier says he does not foresee regional war ‘because Jordan and Egypt will not rush to Syria’s side’; adds: Terror organizations hoped for Israel’s psychological, economic and physical collapse, but it didn’t happen because Israel is unified like never before
Yitzhak Benhorin

WASHINGTON – In a speech to the Washington Institute for Near East Policy Tuesday, Vice Premier Shimon Peres said the Syrian economy is in a terrible state and that its army is outdated.

Peres, who derided Syrian President Bashar Assad by referring to him as “the son of a wise leader,” is expected to meet later on Tuesday with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, National Security Advisor Steve Hadley and Senator Hillary Clinton.

Peres said he does not believe Syria would go to war against Israel alone due to its obsolete military apparatus, adding that he does not foresee a regional war ‘because Jordan and Egypt will not rush to Syria’s side.’

Syria has enjoyed the best of both worlds for a long time, but now it must decide whether it is part of the terror camp or part of the camp that is battling terror, he said.

Peres went on to say that Iran’s strength derives from the weakness of the international community, adding that the Security Council vote on Iran’s nuclear program, which is scheduled for Monday, is a first sign of world unity.

'No wars without mistakes'

"The Iranian nuclear issue is more important than the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,” Peres said.

As for the war against Hizbullah, Peres said it marked the first time that a democratic country was fighting a terror group that has no uniforms or boundaries but was equipped with hundreds of modern rockets and missiles.

He said the terror organizations hoped for Israel’s psychological, economic and physical collapse, which would never happen ‘because Israel is unified like never before.’

Turning his attention to the incident in the Lebanese village of Qana, Peres said ‘there are no wars without mistakes,’ adding that ‘the biggest mistake is war itself.’ The vice Premier mentioned the accidental bombardment of the Chinese embassy in Kosovo by US Forces.

Syria won’t go to war alone

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Most Russians Blame Israel for Current Middle East Crisis — Poll

Created: 01.08.2006 14:32 MSK (GMT +3), Updated: 14:32 MSK, 11 hours 22 minutes ago

MosNews

About half of the Russians recently polled blame Israel for the escalation of the current Middle East crisis, a poll released by the Russian Public Opinion Research Center revealed, RIA Novosti news agency reported Tuesday.

Asked who they consider to be in charge of the war between Israel and Lebanon, 23 percent of the recipients said that they blame Israel, and another 21 percent named the U.S. and other Israeli allies.

Only 14 and 13 percent of those polled believe that Hezbollah and Hamas, respectively, are responsible for the crisis. 5 percent think that Iran, Syria and other terrorist organizations’ sponsors must be blamed. 4 percent think Lebanon provoked the predicament.

28 percent of Russians think that both sides are equally guilty.

Assessing the conflict, 39 percent said that Israel is fighting Palestinian and Lebanonese terrorist groups. 26 percent think that Israel is waging a military campaign against peaceful Lebanon, another 17 percent on the contrary, think that Lebanese and Palestinian extremists are fighting peaceful Israel. 18 percent has found it difficult to assess the conflict.

Most of the Russians polled also believe that Moscow has to stay away from the tangled Middle East conflict. 70 percent of the 1600 polled think that “Russian peacekeepers must not get involved in the conflict settlement.”

At the same time 38 pecent of those polled believe that Russia should continue independent mediation. 11 percent think Moscow should support one of the sides.

The poll was conducted July 22-23 2006.

Most Russians Blame Israel for Current Middle East Crisis — Poll

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Iran cleric tells Islamic states to arm Hezb     8/1/2006 11:33:21 PM

- By AP

Tehran, Aug. 1: A senior cleric has called on Muslim states to provide weapons to Hezbollah to fight Israel, the semi-official Iranian Students News Agency said on Tuesday.

ISNA quoted Ayatollah Ahmad Jannati, the hard-line head of the powerful Guardian Council, as saying that Islamic states should arm Hezbollah in fighting Israel in Lebanon.

"Now, it is expected that Muslim states not spare any assistance to Hezbollah and the Lebanese people, especially providing weapons, medicine and food," Mr Jannati told ISNA. Israel and the United States accuse Iran of arming Hezbollah but Tehran has repeatedly said it only provides moral support.

Mr Jannati heads the powerful Guardian Council, which is a constitutional watchdog arbitrating between Parliament and the government. He is not considered a government official.

Mr Jannati made the comments as Iran’s state-run television urged Iranians to assist Hezbollah through cash payments.

Stations devoted most of programs on Tuesday to the Lebanon crisis and showed Iranians rushing to public booths set up to collect donations.

But there was no mention of Mr Jannati’s comments and it was not immediately clear if the cleric’s remarks represented the government’s view. Iran’s foreign minister on Tuesday called the US and Israel "partners " in these brutal crimes "against Lebanese civilians."

The UN Security Council has proven its uselessness and ineffectiveness during this (Israeli) aggression, Manouchehr Mottaki told reporters.

Iran cleric tells Islamic states to arm Hezb

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Iranian president rejects resolution
Responding to U.N. Security Council,
says Tehran will pursue nuke program
Posted: August 1, 2006
5:00 p.m. Eastern


© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com


Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
Declaring Iran will pursue its nuclear program, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad rejected a U.N. Security Council resolution today that would give the Islamic nation until Aug. 31 to suspend uranium enrichment.

"If some think they can still speak with threatening language to the Iranian nation, they must know that they are badly mistaken," Ahmadinejad said in a speech televised live.

In January, Iran informed the International Atomic Energy Agency it would resume nuclear enrichment work in defiance of the United States and European Union, which believe Tehran wants to build bombs.

That rejection prompted Britain, France and Germany – backed by the U.S. – to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council, which passed a resolution yesterday threatening sanctions if Tehran does not suspend uranium enrichment by the end of this month.

But a defiant Ahmadinejad said Iran won't turn back from its determined course.

"Our nation has made its decision. We have passed the difficult stages," he said. "Today, the Iranian nation has acquired the nuclear technology."

The Iranian leader insisted his country is united.

"My words are the words of the Iranian nation. Throughout Iran, there is one slogan: 'The Iranian nation considers the peaceful use of nuclear fuel production technology its right,'" he said.

Foreign Ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi accused Western nations of trying to "exert pressure on Iran and block the path of dialogue through a destructive and inappropriate resolution."

The resolution, passed 14-1, also was rejected by Iran's ambassador to the United Nations. The only no vote came from Qatar, which represents Arab states on the Security Council.

Commenting on Israel's conflict with Iran-backed Hezbollah, Ahmadinejad today ramped up his rhetoric against the Jewish state – calling its people "a bunch of bloodthirsty savages."

"They know no limitations or boundaries at all any more for killing people," he said, according to a report in Deutsche Presse-Agentur. "Are these people still human beings or just a bunch of bloodthirsty savages?"

Ahmadinejad said Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah "is acting on behalf of all free-minded world nations and he will in the near future gain final victory."

Previously Ahmadinejad threatened to "wipe Israel off the map." He has denied the Holocaust and suggested Israel be moved to Europe.

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Iran prez: Israelis 'bloodthirsty savages'
Ahmadinejad questions whether Zionists are human beings
Posted: August 1, 2006
12:50 p.m. Eastern


© 2006 WorldNetDaily.com

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad found new rhetorical excesses today in excoriating Israel – calling its people "a bunch of bloodthirsty savages."

"They know no limitations or boundaries at all any more for killing people," he said, according to a report in Deutsche Presse-Agentur. "Are these people still human beings or just a bunch of bloodthirsty savages?"

His speech was delivered in Bojnourd, in northeastern Iran, carried live by the news network Khabar.

"They have made all notorious criminals in the world get a good reputation again," he added.

Ahmadinejad held both the U.S. and Britain responsible for the Israeli attacks in Lebanon.

"(Hezbollah leader Hassan) Nasrallah is acting on behalf of all free-minded world nations and he will in the near future gain final victory," Ahmadinejad said.

Ahmadinejad warned once again that if the United Nations Security Council did not stop the conflict, the people would take the initiative "like a wild ocean, and create a judgment day for all those involved."

The Iranian president last week predicted that "the final days of the Zionist regime have come," and accused Israel of killing innocent civilians after failing to defeat Hezbollah.

Previously Ahmadinejad threatened to "wipe Israel off the map." He has denied the Holocaust and suggested Israel be moved to Europe.