Ahmadinejad pessimistic on Israel's future
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Ahmadinejad: Israel weak, collapsing
Iranian president calls on Muslim countries to support Palestinians, slams 'Israeli crimes'
Eternal optimist: Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Thursday that the State of Israel is weak and collapsing, Iranian news agency IRNA reported.
In a meeting with Senegal's President Abdoulaye Wade, Ahmadinejad called for Muslim countries to support the Palestinians and added that "the most despicable crimes against humanity are taking place in Palestine today."
"The time has come to see the weakness and collapse of the Zionist regime and its supporters," Ahmadinejad was quoted as saying. "They are doing everything in order to save it, but they will not succeed."
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"The crudest trampling of rules is being undertaken in an inhumane manner," he said.
The Iranian president has made his views on the Palestinian issue known numerous times in the past and expressed his support for the armed struggle waged by Palestinian terror groups. In his meeting with Senegal's president he stressed that the Palestinian issue was the most important and complex in the world.
"The only solution to the Palestinian question is in turning to the voices of the Palestinian people," Ahmadinejad said. President Wade reportedly agreed with the remarks and emphasized the need for a united Muslim front in backing the Palestinians and condemning "Zionist crimes."
Earlier, the Iranian President slammed Western powers and said that the "corrupt global leadership" must be wiped out.
"The Iranian people will not surrender until the corrupt global leadership will become extinct," he said. "Our enemies should know that threats, sanctions, political pressure and economic pressure would not force us to step back."
The Iranian president again characterized United Nations Security Council decisions as no more than "pieces of paper."
