Israel - Israel complains to UN over Iranian general's remarks

General Mohammad Ali Jaafari

The Foreign Ministry instructed the Israeli delegation to the UN to issue a letter of complaint and protest to the president of the Security Council regarding the comments made by General Mohammad Ali Jaafari, the commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.

The Iranian general sent a letter of condolences to Hizbullah saying he believed "the cancerous bacterium called Israel" would vanish soon, according to report by the Iranian news agency Fars.

"Jaafari's remarks express hope for the destruction of Israel. This is an anti-Jewish, anti-Semitic and racist remark," the Ministry said in a statement.

The Foreign Ministry noted that the latest Iranian commentary was over the line and bordered on anti-Semitism reminiscent of the Nazis. "We haven't seen things like this in a long time," a ministry official said.

"This is an unparalleled remark and our job is to go out and defend ourselves and protest. We are not used to doing this everyday but this time it was something especially grave."

Source: www.ynet.co.il

Date: Feb 18, 2008

By Roee Nahmias

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