The journalist is the one in the hijab
Of course — who else would be behind it all but the people whom the Qur’an designates as the worst enemies of the Muslims (5:82)? And Ann Curry, safely tucked inside her hijab, does not appear to have challenged his antisemitic conspiracy paranoia.
“EXCLUSIVE: Iran president blames Israel for ‘instability,’ calls for peace,” by F. Brinley Bruton for NBC News, September 19:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani blamed Israel for causing “injustice to the people” of the Middle East during an exclusive interview with NBC News in which he also called for peace, saying Iran is not “looking for war.”
Unlike his predecessor Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Rouhani struck a moderate tone on many issues, but he deflected a question from NBC News’ Ann Curry about whether he believed that the Holocaust was “a myth.”
“I’m not a historian. I’m a politician,” he replied. “What is important for us is that the countries of the region and the people grow closer to each other, and that they are able to prevent aggression and injustice.”
Rouhani’s comments came in his first interview with a U.S. news outlet since his June election. The interview was broadcast Thursday on TODAY.
When asked by Curry about the fact that Ahmadinejad had people believing that Iran wanted to wipe Israel off the map, Rouhani replied: “What we wish for in this country is rule by the will of the people. We believe in the ballot box.”
Curry also asked Rouhani to respond to comments by Israeli President Benjamin Netanyahu, who has called him a “wolf in sheep’s clothing.”
Rouhani described Israel as “an occupier and usurper government” that “does injustice to the people of the region, and has brought instability to the region, with its warmongering policies.”
He added Israel “shouldn’t allow itself to give speeches about a democratically and freely elected government.”
Netanyahu has previously hinted at the possibility of Israeli military strikes on Iran over the country’s controversial nuclear program if Western sanctions and diplomacy fail.
However, Rouhani also said it was important that countries across the Middle East learn to peacefully coexist.
“We are not seeking … and looking for war with any nations. We are seeking peace and stability among all the nations in the region,” Rouhani said….