Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Thursday doubted that the Holocaust occurred and suggested that Israel should be moved to Europe. His comments were reported by the official IRNA news agency from a news conference he gave in the Saudi city of Mecca.
"Some European countries insist on saying that (Adolf) Hitler killed millions of innocent Jews in furnaces and they insist on it to the extent that if anyone proves something contrary to that they condemn that person and throw them in jail," IRNA quoted Ahmadinejad as saying. "Although we don't accept this claim, if we suppose it is true, our question for the Europeans is: 'Is the killing of innocent Jewish people by Hitler the reason for their support to the occupiers of Jerusalem?'."
"If the Europeans are honest they should give some of their provinces in Europe -- like in Germany, Austria or other countries -- to the Zionists and the Zionists can establish their state in Europe. You offer part of Europe and we will support it," he added.
Stressing Iran's cooperation with the International Atomic Energy Agency and its commitment to NPT, the Iranian president noted that the country's nuclear installations have been inspected and reported by the inspectors of the agency.
Saying that Iran's nuclear issue is more political than legal, he noted that those piling up nuclear weapons in their arsenals and using them against defenseless people over the past centuries -- and using light uranium bombs in the Iraq war -- now accuse Iran of developing nuclear arms.
