Mick Hartley

It’s probably a mis-translation. As we know, Israel is not under threat:

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is at it again: Speaking in the southern Iranian city of Bandar Abbas, Ahmadinejad launched yet another verbal attack on Israel, calling it “a dirty microbe,” “a wild animal” and “the West’s scarecrow”.

“World powers have created a dirty microbe, called the Zionist regime, which they have unleashed on the region’s nations,” said Ahmadinejad in his speech, which was broadcast on Iranian National Television.

“This (regime) is supported by those who created it as their scarecrow, to keep the region’s nations under control.”

Commenting on the assassination of Hizbullah commander Imad Mugniyah, the Iranian president said that “(Israel) murders pure and pious men and then celebrates its efforts.”

Earlier this week, General Mohammad Ali Jaafari, commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards, sent a letter of condolence to Hizbullah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah, saying he believed “the cancerous bacterium called Israel” would vanish soon.

More mis-translation, from the “discredited” (according to Ken Livingstone) MEMRI website: Hamas MP Fathi Hammad on Al-Aqsa TV:

As you know, the Israeli flag has a star between two blue lines. They want to establish the state of Israel between the Euphrates and the Nile. The Jews want to invade Egypt and Iraq, to destroy Saudi Arabia, and to return to Khaybar. […]

Where is your valor? Stop being such cowards. The time has come for you to awaken from this deep slumber. The time has come for your honor, dignity, and valor to awaken. Where are you, Muslims? Are you monotheistic, or not? Are you Muslims, or not? Do you love Allah, or not? Do you love the Prophet, or not? As a sign of your love for Allah and the Prophet, you should sweep away the borders, which were created by imperialism. We are in need of weapons, we are in need of food, we are in need of moral support, as well as support by the media, economic support, medical aid, and support in weapons. Therefore, oh Arabs, who number 300 million, you cannot allow yourselves to be ruled by four million brothers of apes and pigs. Where is your nobility? Aren’t you ashamed of yourselves? Where are you, oh Muslims, who number one and a half billion, yet you are ruled by four million brothers of apes and pigs?