Israel urges UN to exclude Iran

Mr Ahmadinejad warned Muslim leaders not to recognise Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has called on the United Nations to expel Iran after its president called for the Jewish state to be "wiped off the map".

"A country calling for the destruction of another people cannot be a member of the UN," Mr Sharon said.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comment has been condemned by Western states and Russia, which suggested it would deepen the row over Iran's nuclear ambitions.

Iran later accused the West of turning a blind eye to Israeli "crimes".

Also a picture from the 'World without Zionism' conference where the comments were made:


If anyone doubted who the intended audience was....

posted by Chris Hughes @ 5:14 PM