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Israel’s Minister of Strategic Affairs said he has received approval from the U.S. and Europe for an Israeli attack on Iran’s nuclear facilities. "If we start military operations against Iran alone, then Europe and the U.S. will support us,” Avigdor Lieberman said following a meeting with NATO and European Union officials. Lieberman said the Western powers recognized the Iranian nuclear threat to Israel, Israel Today magazine reported. But military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan are "going to prevent the leaders of countries in Europe and America from deciding on the use of force to destroy Iran’s nuclear facilities,” and they...

Iran to Host Holocaust Deniers Conference By Julie Stahl CNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau Chief January 12, 2006 Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Iran reportedly plans to host a conference of Holocaust deniers in the coming weeks, much to the concern of some Israelis. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad sparked international anger when he said late last year that the Holocaust was a myth and suggested that if Europe were so upset about it, Europe should provide land for a Jewish State. Ahmadinejad's comments came just weeks after he said that Israel should be "wiped off the map." The Association of Islamic Journalists in Iran...

Iran: Israel can be defeated without war TEHRAN, Iran, April 18 (UPI) -- Iranian President Mohammed Khatami said Thursday Arab and Muslim countries together would have the moral and material power to defeat Israel without resorting to arms. Had Islamic states closed ranks, they would have averted the "massacres committed by Israeli forces against the Palestinians, who are the rightful owners of the land," Khatami said. Khatami said he was not calling for a war on Israel but wanted Muslims to mobilize in order to contribute toward peace. Iran has said it would embargo oil exports to the West...