More from Ahmadinejad:

“Israel is destined for destruction and will soon disappear.” Israel is “a contradiction to nature; we foresee its rapid disappearance and destruction.”  —November 13, 2006

“What have the Zionists done for the American people that the US administration considers itself obliged to blindly support these infamous aggressors? Is it not because they have imposed themselves on a substantial portion of the banking, financial, cultural, and media sectors?”   —Letter to the American people, November 29, 2006

“America and some European countries know well that they are incapable of doing anything against the Iranian nation. They think the Iranian nation will wait for their permission to make progress, but they should know that the Iranian nation has chosen the path of greatness of honor…Iran’s independence, prosperity, and progress will soon become an example for other nations. The bullying powers are also afraid that the Iranian nation’s progress will raise the expectations of other nations, pushing them to stand up to these powers.”   —December 21, 2006