| United Nation's Ban denounces Iran on Holocaust |
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| Written by Reuters | |
| Wednesday, 13 December 2006 | |
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Ahmadinejad just ended a two-day international conference on the Holocaust that was dominated by speakers who questioned the extermination of 6 million Jews by the Nazis in World War Two. "Denying historical facts especially on such an important subject as the Holocaust is just not acceptable," Ban said. Read more: http://today.reuters.com |
Incoming U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon told Iran on Thursday it
was unacceptable to deny the Holocaust or call for Israel to be wiped
off the map. Ban, at a news conference, was asked about Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad, who since coming to power in August last year has caused
an outcry by terming the Holocaust a "myth" and calling Israel a
"tumor" in the Middle East.
