Israeli fury over Iran’s ‘doubts’ on Holocaust

ISRAEL called Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad “very dangerous” yesterday after he expressed doubt that the Holocaust occurred and suggested the Jewish state be moved to Europe.

“This was not a misstatement or a passing remark,” Israeli Foreign Minister Silvan Shalom told Israel Radio. “It is a systematic way of thinking which is intended to bring about the annihilation of the state of Israel.”

Ahmadinejad’s comments drew quick international condemnation, as did his call in October for Israel to be “wiped off the map.”