Iran’s Rouhani calls Holocaust crime against Jews (but condems Israel “occupation” in same breath)

Reuters ^ | Tue Sep 24, 2013 10:02pm EDT | Matt Spetalnick and Yeganeh Torbati

[Olog-hai]

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called the Holocaust a “reprehensible” crime committed by the Nazis against the Jewish people, but said it was up to historians to determine the scale of what happened. …

But Rouhani went on to take a swipe against Iran’s archfoe Israel, which was founded after World War Two as a Jewish state in part of what had been British-mandate Palestine.

“This does not mean that on the other hand you can say ‘Nazis committed crimes against a group, now therefore they must usurp the land of another group and occupy it,’” he said. “This too is an act that should be condemned. There should be an evenhanded discussion.” …

[Olog-hai]

Even-handed? Stop lying against Israel, Rowhani; then things will be even-handed, for a start that is.

[doc1019]

So, unlike his predecessor, he admits there was a Holocaust?

[Fiji Hill]

The mullahs ruling Iran had Ahmadinejad as their “bad cop.” Now, they’re having Rouhani act as their “good cop.”

[Olog-hai]

He apparently admits that something bad happened, but he wants to “leave it up to historians” to determine the “true” extent, which sort of throws a bone to the deniers.

[Olog-hai]

The hard line still of course exists against Israel and their “Great Satan” alleged patron.

[doc1019]

TY

[familyop]

Hassan Rouhani officially wins Iranian presidency, meets with Khamenei
Joel C. Rosenberg's Blog ^ | 6/16/2013 | Joel C. Rosenberg
Excerpt:
"It is now official: Hassan Rouhani has officially won Iran’s presidential elections. But make no mistake — he is not the moderate the media and Western politicians are portraying him as. He is a Radical Shia cleric who is loyal to the Ayatollah Khamenei. But he has been chosen because he will try to provide a new face of the regime, one that will appear to be more pragmatic and willing to cooperate with the West, in contrast to Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. "

[familyop]

"Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday called the Holocaust a “reprehensible” crime,...but said it was up to historians to determine the scale of what happened."

Iran's 'Moderate' New President on Whether Holocaust a Myth: 'I'm Not a Historian'
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3069133/posts

So no, he's no better than Ahmadinejad. And he plans to nuke us in the U.S.A. and the rest of the West, so there will be a war. He's slicker, though, and trickier.

[SunkenCiv]

Towel Boy just barely acknowledged that the Holocaust took place. Thanks Olog-hai.

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