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Except that they never said that, because there's no such idiom in Persian.

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bhouston 4y ago
Here is what I found on this claim: 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...
amanj41 4y ago
I have no knowledge of the timeline here so don't know the facts but in any context this is a silly retort.
- uoaei 4y ago
  But how else will we tally the points at the end of this debate session? /s
kps 4y ago
“Wiped off the map” was the English translation by the government-run IRIB of Ahmadinejad's famous speech. https://web.archive.org/web/20070708083524/http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=200247 https://web.archive.org/web/20070708083524/http://www.iribne...
0xDEF 4y ago
The Iranian government is very open about its goal to destroy Israel. However they also make sure to point out that "destroying Israel" does not mean "kill all Jews".
- llimos 4y ago
  There are Jews living in Iran, who are on the whole well-treated. It's not relevant to the discussion though. We're talking about "Israel" defending itself, not "the Jews".
  - pazimzadeh 4y ago
    Except that Israel uses religious reasons to explain why they have a right to the land: https://mondoweiss.net/2020/07/we-have-biblical-rights-to-the-land-the-bible-is-our-deed-israeli-ambassador-explains-why-west-bank-belongs-to-israel/ https://mondoweiss.net/2020/07/we-have-biblical-rights-to-th...
  - weatherlite 4y ago
    > There are Jews living in Iran, who are on the whole well-treated There are women living in Iran, who are on the whole well-treated /s
thrwtsmwhr604g3 4y ago
What?! This is nonsense! My mother tounge is Persian and I have lost count how many time I have heard this in TV, public places, etc. Oh boi, I have a treat for you. There are billboards in famous public squares or places in Iran which even have countdown until destruction of Israel! Here is one from a semi-official news agency that has ties with IRGC! The article is from a few years ago, but you can still find these billboards throughout the cities! Title of the news article: "Countdown of destruction of Zionist regime in Palestine" On the billboard: "Remaining until destruction of Israel" https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/05/10/1480680/روز-شمار-نابودی-رژیم-صهیونیستی-در-فلسطین-عکس https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/05/10/1480680/روز-شم... This one is installed in the center of Tehran, the capital! Edited to fix the style

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Here is what I found on this claim: 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...

amanj41 4y ago

I have no knowledge of the timeline here so don't know the facts but in any context this is a silly retort.

uoaei 4y ago
But how else will we tally the points at the end of this debate session? /s

kps 4y ago

“Wiped off the map” was the English translation by the government-run IRIB of Ahmadinejad's famous speech. https://web.archive.org/web/20070708083524/http://www.iribnews.ir/Full_en.asp?news_id=200247 https://web.archive.org/web/20070708083524/http://www.iribne...

0xDEF 4y ago

The Iranian government is very open about its goal to destroy Israel. However they also make sure to point out that "destroying Israel" does not mean "kill all Jews".

llimos 4y ago
There are Jews living in Iran, who are on the whole well-treated. It's not relevant to the discussion though. We're talking about "Israel" defending itself, not "the Jews".
- pazimzadeh 4y ago
  Except that Israel uses religious reasons to explain why they have a right to the land: https://mondoweiss.net/2020/07/we-have-biblical-rights-to-the-land-the-bible-is-our-deed-israeli-ambassador-explains-why-west-bank-belongs-to-israel/ https://mondoweiss.net/2020/07/we-have-biblical-rights-to-th...
- weatherlite 4y ago
  > There are Jews living in Iran, who are on the whole well-treated There are women living in Iran, who are on the whole well-treated /s

thrwtsmwhr604g3 4y ago

What?! This is nonsense! My mother tounge is Persian and I have lost count how many time I have heard this in TV, public places, etc. Oh boi, I have a treat for you. There are billboards in famous public squares or places in Iran which even have countdown until destruction of Israel! Here is one from a semi-official news agency that has ties with IRGC! The article is from a few years ago, but you can still find these billboards throughout the cities! Title of the news article: "Countdown of destruction of Zionist regime in Palestine" On the billboard: "Remaining until destruction of Israel" https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/05/10/1480680/روز-شمار-نابودی-رژیم-صهیونیستی-در-فلسطین-عکس https://www.tasnimnews.com/fa/news/1396/05/10/1480680/روز-شم... This one is installed in the center of Tehran, the capital! Edited to fix the style