Iran's new statement on Israel...

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So, as Peter Tatchell shrewdly points out in the Grauniad, why have we heard nothing of this?

The original article and vid of the i/v can be found here.

AMY GOODMAN: So, do you think Israel should be eliminated?

PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] We believe that people have to decide and choose their own fate, the right to self-determination. If they would like to keep the Zionists, they can stay; if not, they have to leave. What do you think the people there want?

AMY GOODMAN: You would support a two-state solution, if they do?

PRESIDENT MAHMOUD AHMADINEJAD: [translated] Wherever people decide, we will respect it. I mean, it’s very much in correspondence with our proposal to allow Palestinian people to decide through free referendums. We’ve been saying this for several years as a proposal. But those who use democracy as a pretext everywhere else are not—don’t think the Palestinians need democracy.

I would say that that is a pretty impressive clarification of Iran's position. If the Palestinians are happy to live in a dual state, so be it - it's up to them. No calls for wiping anyone off the map here, eh?