Iran blamed pressure from Western governments and media for the decision by some think-tanks to boycott the Iranian institute that hosted last week's Holocaust conference.Guardian: "Iranian students hide in fear for lives after venting fury at Ahmadinejad":
The head of the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London, Francois Heisbourg, said Saturday that the European and North American research institutes had decided to suspend contact with the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS), a Tehran institute affiliated with the Iranian Foreign Ministry.
Last week the IPIS convened a conference on the Holocaust to provide a fair atmosphere for both pros and cons to debate their ideas. Iran stressed several time both before and after the conference that the meeting was not aimed at all at denying or admitting to the Holocaust. The United States, European Union and Israel denounced the conference.
Iranian student activists who staged an angry protest against President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad last week have gone into hiding in fear for their lives after his supporters threatened them with revenge.IRNA: "President: Iran a unique example of democracy, freedom":
One student fled after being photographed holding a banner reading, "Fascist president, the polytechnic is not for you", during Mr Ahmadinejad's visit to Tehran's Amir Kabir university. At least three others have gone underground after being seen burning his picture. Vigilantes from the militant Ansar-e Hezbollah group have been searching for them. [...]
The Islamic Republic of Iran is a unique example of democracy and freedom and its people are a great support for freedom-seeking and independent nations, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Sunday evening.Sunday Times: "Rabbi claims Holocaust dead ‘deserved it’":
Speaking at a cabinet meeting, the president hailed the massive turn-out of Iranians in Friday's elections, saying on that day (Dec 15) "the Iranian people demonstrated their vigilance and surprised enemies of the country." [...]
A BRITISH rabbi who angered fellow Jews by speaking at a “Holocaust denial” conference in Iran now says millions did die in gas chambers but may have deserved it.(h/t: Yeshivah World--ayein sham)
Ahron Cohen, an Orthodox Jew from Greater Manchester and a leading member of the anti-Zionist Neturei Karta movement, sparked new controversy on his return from Tehran by suggesting that God would have saved the victims of the Nazis if they had deserved to live.
Cohen, whose house in Salford was pelted with 1,000 eggs last year because of his extremist views . . .
IRIB Radio: "TIME Drops Iranian President from 'Man of the Year' List":
The US weekly “Time”, under pressure of the American Zionist lobby, dropped the name of the Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad from the list of its “man of the year” nominees.Update: Judeosphere: "William Blum Denies Holocaust Denial"
Time’s Editor-in-Chief, Richard Stengel, was forced by the Zionist lobby to drop Ahmadinejad who topped the list of nominees.
On Saturday, Stengel, saying that for the first time since 1927 Time will not feature any particular Man of the Year on its cover, added that the title for 2006 goes to millions of its readers. The cover simply features a YOU sign written in big bold letters.
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