When the president of Iran, Mohammad Khatami, says he is against Zionism, what does he mean?
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Mohammad Khatami isn't the president of Iran anymore, Ahmadinejad is.
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A great man, the defender of peace and talk between nations and cultures. Did multi dimensional works in Iran. First and most important the economic, second the foreign relations,and many other important things. The question is why did people vote Ahmadi Nejad to office after Khatami. The answer is that the people of Iran want to have money in their hands, it doesn't matter for them if the economy of the entire country doesn't improve. Ahmadi Nejad came over and gave the people all the money that Khatami had collected in the Government's treasury. The money that was reserved for the case of an emergency and the improvement of economical projects. People didn't know that because Iranian broadcasting only supports Ahmadinejad and people in his campaign and does anything to decrease the popularity of Khatami's campaign.
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Israel is a responsible democratic country whose nuclear weapons act a deterrent to the Arab/Muslim nations that wish to destroy it. Iran is an oppressive theocracy run by a raving lunatic.
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I am a member of the Socialist Party USA which is a common leftist third party organization. I also have ties with the Revolutionary Communist Party and the Anarchist Black Cross. From my experience people who believe leftists are antisemitic and that is someone's personal opinion are failing to seperate two different issues. Almost all leftist either a) Do not the support the right of the state of Israel to exist b) Are strongly criticial of Israel or both. Our problem is not with the Jews. Their are amny Jews who are leftists themselves. What we have a problem with however is the corrupt way the state of Israel manages it's affair as a nation we have no problem with Jews our problem is with the nation of Israel. Isael is currently threating to nuke Iran and provoke World War III. I think any nation that would use nuclear weapons in this manner needs to be diarmed by force. Iran is also a country that is very corrupt. There are differences though as well. a) Iran didn't force people out of their country to create it they have always lived there. b) Iran has been condemned by pretty much the entire world for their actions Israel has not been condemned by anyone that has the military force to keep them in check for their actions. Our problem once more is with the state of Isael not Jews. I would have no problem with letting everybody in Isael move to the US if they so choose to create a Palastinian state.
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Iran's president has made it no secret that Iran is developing WMDs.  He also has said that they plan to blow Isreal off of the map and then come after the U.S.  Iran is a threat to our national security.\n\nAs for Isreal, they are the only free nation in the middle east and are a close ally of the United States.  I have no problem with them having WMD's because none of them are going to end up in my backyard.
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A branch of Islamic is Muslim, and it's the Muslims that are doing all the stuff in the Middle East. The suiside bombings and stuff like that. I'm not sure if this guy is a Muslim, but the president of Iran wants Isreal blown off of the map. Let's just say that we better not give this guy any uranium!
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Who do you mean khomeini, Khameini or Almadjinejad? I'm guessing you mean Ayatolla Khameini and know what you are talking about.\n\nThis is one of Ayatolla Khameini speaches about nuclear power from his site\n\nToday we have two options in front of us. One is to take it easy, not to bother about anything, show no resistance and do not work hard to achieve a thing, as some elements and some journalists, among them certain paid writers, suggest. They are in fact telling the Iranian youth: Donât bother, you cannot resist the big powers of the world, you canât overcome them by resistance and hard work; if you like to have nuclear energy, if you want to have access to scientific facilities, if you desire that the world media, radios, televisions and international press do not conspire against you, if you like to have all this things, then you must submit to American arrogance and the wishes of the world powers!! These people of course form a small minority but unfortunately what they suggest is this: the easy, comfortable way for Iranians is to put up their hands vis-Ã -vis the United States!\nWhat does this really mean? It clearly means that an ancient country like Iran with all its cultural, human and material resources and the climatic, geographical advantages should put everything it has at the disposal of an arrogant, world-devouring, ever greedy power called the United States of America! Yet there is another option: to move forward with our own power and to follow our own aspirations with dignity and independence. We should ask ourselves: what sin did the Iranian people commit?! Only this: they decided to live according to their own identity, culture and national determination, to think for themselves and to work for their ideals according to their own will. \nWhy should Iran be labelled a âdeveloping countryâ? This is a euphemism. The label really means backward and undeveloped. Why? Are the mental, intellectual and scientific talents of the Iranian people less than others? Less than those who happened to be scientifically decades ahead of us? No, certainly not, the mental, intellectual power is there, but why are they ahead of us and what happened that we are now lagging behind them? The blame, in one word, should be laid upon those despotic monarchs who ruled this country for the last two hundred years, those dictatorial dynasties who only cared for their own filthy personal lusts. Why did they oppress the people and suppress their voices? Because they did not want the people to be awake, because they themselves were the lackeys and servants of the powers who were plundering Iran. Surely when the owner of a house is awake, his house cannot be easily burgled. So they wanted a dormant, lazy nation. Reza Shah was appointed and supported by the British and, his son, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, was kept in power by an American-British compromise. For some fifty years they kept the Iranian people in backwardness and we missed some of the best international opportunities for our progress. \n\n\nAs foreinger I dont have too much opinion about Khameni, But in 2005 he made a fatwa against use and stock piling of nuclear weapons. So I don't think Iran will be irresponsible with nuclear power. It just wants to develop technology and living standard improvements for peaful uses. After all you would you trust more with a nuke; A country that always goes to war, and has been the only country to use it before?? or Iran.\n\nI think that there is a big misunderstanding about Iran. Before I visited Iran I didn't how big supporter for human rights was Ayatolla Khomeni!, and all he did for women's education. Khomeni has such a distorted image in the west.\nAnd Almadinejad was voted in because he cared about the poor, those that had been fogotten by the liberal reforms. I think he is basically an honest man, but he is not a politian! He says too many stupid things (a bit like George Bush maybe) And he should lear
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Look Iran hates the USA have you ever heard of the Iranian Revolution when Iran took all thoses American Hostages ? USA froze all Iranian Assets, Iran uses its hatred of the USA to try and Unite its people, although of late the young people don't seem to like that attitude that is why the hardliners regained power, The Iranian President is chosen  by the Religious Leaders to run in the election. It would not surprise me if Iran Nuked Los Angeles
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hellooo - the Jews do not "occupy" Israel - another myth.  A Zionist is someone who believes that just like EVERY OTHER person on the planet, they deserve a homeland where they can fell free and safe.
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With the current Iranian government no. The current leader of Iran, President Mahmud AHMADI-NEJAD has called for Israel to be wiped of the face of the earth. If he had nuclear weapons this madman would pull the trigger.
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Zionism is a political movement and ideology that supports a homeland for the Jewish People in the Land of Israel, where the Jewish nation originated over 3200 years ago and where Jewish kingdoms and self-governing states existed at various times in history. While Zionism is based in part upon religious tradition linking the Jewish people to the Land of Israel, the modern movement was originally secular, beginning largely as a response to rampant antisemitism in Europe and the Muslim World during the 19th Century . After a number of advances and setbacks, and after the Holocaust had destroyed Jewish society in Europe, the Zionist movement culminated in the establishment of the State of Israel in 1948.
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that is so true... zionists also make it seem like if u are anti-zionist then u are also an anti-semite exactly how that rude man behaved. Ive seen many jews like the rabbi, they are actually really nice. and it all makes sense. Zionism is terrorism, zionism is rascism, zionism is fascism. Zionism may be the root of all evil in the world. Thanks for the video. one last message... JUDAISM YES! ZIONISM NO! THE STATE OF ISRAEL HAS GOT TO GO!
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mid december 2005.  I don't speak Farsi so I'm assuming the editors of the L.A.Times and CNN got it right.  Big assumption.  \n\nhere's an article from CNN - "based on how many sources reported it, it looks like he did say it and that he really is a moron of great proportion"  Politically in his country it's like saying your going to cut taxes - gets you all kinds of support. \n\nhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/12/14/iran.israel/
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ahmadinejad, pronounced 'Im-a-dam-nut-job', is the ruler of Iran\nSince his election as the president of Iran, Ahmadinejad has been a controversial figure. He has been subject to various allegations such as election fraud, alleged involvement in the Iran Hostage Crisis, assassinations of Kurdish politicians in Austria, support of or engagement in terrorist activities, and Holocaust denial.\nSee wikipedia for more, including correct pronumciation.
194039
IRAN - One of the great intellectual country in the middle-east. \nA peace loving country that dislikes war & very interested in intellectual advancement.\nWould only retaliate its enemies if provoked to the max.\n\nPS: I'm neither from IRAN nor a Muslim!
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Anti semite is a racist who hate jews ( like Hitler), an anti-zionist is someone whom opposes the expansionims ideology behind the conquest of all Palestinian land by the Israeli people..\n\nYou can be against expansion of israel land without being anti-semite, however it is unlikeli zionist will like you..\n\nsee the map of zionist expansionism..\nhttp://lawrenceofcyberia.blogs.com/photos/maps/landloss.html\n\n\nin truth The promessed land of Israel, was probably so tiny, it is ridiculous it was a promesse in the first instance.. see what Israeli archeologist say about it..\n\n\nhttp://www.rense.com/general18/bible.htm
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Iran is a theocracy. Their religious leaders are also their political leaders. Although the people themselves are very westerniazed, their leaders are not which leads to a lot of discontent within the people. They are about 10 years away from having a working nuclear program, but are a nuclear threat. Don't know what else you want to know without you asking specifics, but that was some random stuff.