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He obviously doesn't like Israel, and expresses negative sentiments about Israel. But there's a range of free translations from "Palestinians should have sovere
by dmurray 7y ago
He obviously doesn't like Israel, and expresses negative sentiments about Israel. But there's a range of free translations from "Palestinians should have sovereignty over Jerusalem" to "All Jews should be exterminated". Reporting Ahmedinejad's words as being closer to the latter is a way to paint him as a monster, stoke anti-Iran sentiment in the West, and soften up Western populations so that they will favour an eventual USA-Iran war.
- azinman2 7y agoAccording to this that isn’t correct either, but worth noting that the Iranians started putting up build boards with the English text even if incorrectly translated originally: https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/did-ahmadinejad-really-say-israel-should-be-wiped-off-the-map/2011/10/04/gIQABJIKML_blog.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/fact-checker/post/did-a...