Israeli official calls meeting between Swiss and Iranian leaders 'pathetic'

Gulf News ^ | April 19, 2009

[nickcarraway]

Occupied Jerusalem: Israel's deputy foreign minister said a planned meeting between Switzerland's president and his Iranian counterpart is "pathetic."

Hans-Rudolf Merz is to meet Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Sunday ahead of a UN conference on racism in Geneva.

Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said the meeting "caught us by surprise."

He told Army Radio that Merz's meeting "hurts him and Switzerland more than anything else."

Ahmadinejad has suggested the Holocaust never happened and called for Israel to be "wiped off the map." Israel sees Iran's nuclear program as an existential threat.

Swiss government officials had no immediate comment. The United States and Israel are boycotting the racism conference.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“Occupied Jerusalem: “

I thought there was a ban on leftist blogs

[GeronL]

The US and Israel are not the only countries boycotting the event... bad journalism... doesn’t seem to be any other kind these days

[GeronL]

not that I am aware of.

[chuck_the_tv_out]

it was rhetorical..

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Let me guess. Iran needs some cash washed.

[2001convSVT]

Let me guess, the Swiss are maneuvering to become Iran's preferred banker, that way the Iranian gold can be kept in the same banks that kept nazi gold.

[SJackson]

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