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Hashemi Rafsanjani, former Iranian president and current Chairman of the Assembly of Experts, said Friday that Hitler’s treatment of Jewish people in Europe was due in part to their being “a pain in the neck.”
Rafsanjani’s comments came during a sermon for "International Jerusalem Day" on Iranian TV.
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Rafsanjani noted that Jews caused problems for European governments because they “had a lot of property” and “controlled an empire of propaganda.” He also said that the Nazis were successful in saving Europe from the evil of Zionism.
The former Iranian leader served as president from 1989 to 1997, and was succeeded by Mohammad Khatami. Rafsanjani ran for a third term in office in 2005, but lost to current President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
Originally posted by uberarcanist
But the statements were misinterpreted.
Originally posted by Kr0n0s
reply to [ I dont speak Persian
the language is Farsi BTW and not Persian.
Noone can be really sure what the world would be without him, russia might've taken over most of Europe if it weren't for his resistance.
Originally posted by earthman4
Hitler did some good things but killing Jews was not one of them. Saddam did good things. Stalin did good things. We only remember the bad things.