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Source: http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/09/international/middleeast/09iran.html
Move Israel to Europe, Iran Leader Suggests
(Reuters/New York Times) President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran expressed doubt on Thursday that the Holocaust took place and suggested that Israel be moved to Europe. "If the Europeans are honest, they should give some of their provinces in Europe - like in Germany, Austria or other countries - to the Zionists, and the Zionists can establish their state in Europe." Raanan Gissin, a spokesman for Prime Minister Sharon, said Ahmadinejad's words were an example of a consensus in some parts of the world that Jews "do not have the right to establish a Jewish, democratic state in their ancestral homeland." The White House spokesman, Scott McClellan, said, "It just further underscores our concerns about the regime in Iran, and it's all the more reason why it's so important that the regime not have the ability to develop nuclear weapons."