IL SR0236

Condemns Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's remarks made on April 20, 2009, at the United Nations World Conference against Racism in Geneva, Switzerland.

Objects to Ahmadinejad's characterization of Israel as a "cruel and repressive racist regime" and accusations that Israel used "military aggressions to make an entire nation homeless under the pretext of Jewish suffering."

Notes that similar attacks against Israel occurred at the 2001 World Conference against Racism in Durban, South Africa.

Asserts that Ahmadinejad's statements constitute vile slander and undermine the conference's stated goal of combating racism and xenophobia.

Urges citizens and governments worldwide to condemn the remarks made by the Iranian President.