1938 Alert from MEMRI: “Iranian Presidential Advisor Mohammad Ali Ramin: ‘The Resolution of the Holocaust Issue Will End in the Destruction of Israel'”:
On June 9, 2006, the reformist online daily Rooz reported that during a visit with students at Gilan University in Rasht, Iran, Mohammad Ali Ramin, advisor to Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, discussed historical accusations against the Jews and questioned the Holocaust.
The following are excerpts from the Rooz article, in the original English: [1]
“‘Throughout History, This Religious Group [i.e. the Jews] has Inflicted the Most Damage on the Human Race'”
“On a visit to Gilan University, president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s advisor Mohammad Ali Ramin said to a group of students in the town of Rasht, ‘Ten years ago, when I brought up the issue of the Holocaust for the first time in this country, my goal was to defend the Jewish people. But among the Jews there have always been those who killed God’s prophets and who opposed justice and righteousness. Throughout history, this religious group has inflicted the most damage on the human race, while some of its groups engaged in plotting against other nations and ethnic groups to cause cruelty, malice and wickedness.’
“‘Historically, there are many accusations against the Jews. For example, it was said that they were the source for such deadly disease as the plague and typhus. This is because the Jews are very filthy people. For a time people also said that they poisoned water wells belonging to Christians and thus killed them,’ Ramin said.
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“While acknowledging not knowing the source of these events around the world, Ramin said, ‘I only know that Jews have been accused of such conspiracies and sabotage throughout history and have not performed well.’
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“Claiming that the Holocaust was the principal reason why Palestine was occupied while Israel was the main cause of crises and catastrophe in the Middle East. ‘So long as Israel exists in the region there will never be peace and security in the Middle East,’ he said adding, ‘So the resolution of the Holocaust issue will end in the destruction of Israel.’…