Israelis to sue Ahmadinejad for plotting to commit genocide

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Last update - 11:02 22/05/2006


Israelis to sue Ahmadinejad for plotting to commit genocide
By Haaretz Service and The Associated Press

A group of lawmakers and former Israeli diplomats plan to sue Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, accusing him of conspiring to commit genocide, one of those involved said Monday. Ahmadinejad recently said Israel should be wiped off the map and dismissed the Nazi Holocaust as a "myth."

Dore Gold, a former Israeli ambassador to the United Nations, said Ahmadinejad's comments violate the 1948 U.N. Genocide Convention, to which Iran is a signatory. "From our preliminary assessment, there's no question that Ahmadinejad violated the genocide convention, which specifically addresses the issue of incitement to genocide," Gold said.

Senior Likud MK and former cabinet minister Danny Naveh is also among those involved in the lawsuit.

Yediot Ahronot newspaper reported Monday that the suit would be filed in the International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherland.

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Palestinians have in the past filed lawsuits against Israeli leaders and generals, including former Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, accusing them of committing war crimes. None of the lawsuits have ended in conviction, and the one against Sharon, filed in a Belgian court, was eventually thrown out.

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/718537.html

[acmavm]

1. Oh jeez, like this is gonna fly.

[pretzel4gore]

2. oh good. the world needs more anti iran propaganda

one day, everything written for mass public consumption will be automatically dismissed as a snake oil selloff

[applegrove]

3. I don't think he should get away with his insane rantings.

[Emit]

4. It's been discussed that the comments

Ahmadinejad made were translated inadequately, and done so in a way that may actually be purposefully perpetuating hysteria.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=364&topic_id=1244731&mesg_id=1248799