Knesset Speaker: Hitler is back. He has a beard and speaks FarsiApril 21, 2009 - 18:24 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - During his statement at Geneva's anti-racism conference, Iran President Mahmud Ahmadinejad accused Israel of racist policy and establishing discrimination regime on Palestinian territories, justifying the worst fears of conference participants. Iran president also criticized USA for boycotting Durban 2 and accused Washington of expansion policy and capture of Iraq and Afghanistan. Ahmadinejad proclaimed Israel as modern world's most cruel and racist regime and named US, Europe and Israel responsible for world financial crisis. After Iran President stated that sufferings of the Jewish at World War 2 were only a pretext for Israel creation, a number of outraged Western delegates left the conference hall. Nobel Prize laureate Eli Visel responded that Ahmadinejad had to be imprisoned for crimes against humanity, Voice of Israel Radio station reported today. In his turn, Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin addressed a letter to foreign parliamentary speakers, warning his colleagues about catastrophic consequences of inaction when faced with anti-Semitic rhetoric of Iranian president. "Yesterday, within 73 years of Munich Olympiad, the world saw Hitler. This time, he had a beard and spoke Farsi, but was no different otherwise. And he's once more given the tribune for public statements," Rivlin stated. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Get Started: An educational platform for young startuppers The Get Started program which operates in two phases is an important platform for young startuppers. Byblos Bank Armenia celebrates Students' Day with scholarship recipients YSU students who received scholarships from Byblos Bank Armenia gathered in a casual setting to meet with the Bank's CEO, Hayk Stepanyan. Azerbaijan extends Rune Vardanyan’s arrest by 5 months A court in Azerbaijan has extended the arrest of former Nagorno-Karabakh leader Ruben Vardanyan by five months. Armenia border residents dissatisfied with delimitation Residents Kirants are dissatisfied with the results of the delimitation of the border between Armenia and Azerbaijan. |