President Urges Global Front against Israel

In a pre-sermon speech to Friday prayers worshippers on the International Qods Day, President Ahmadinejad maintained that countering Israel was a 'humanitarian principle'.

Millions of Iranians across the country took to the streets on Friday to mark the annual Qods Day march in solidarity with Palestinians, press tv reported.

Ahmadinejad urged all nations in particular the regional countries to stand up to Israel, arguing that the very existence of the regime has 'jeopardized' the whole region.

The existence of the Zionist regime amounts to an eternal insecurity in the region, President Ahmadinejad said, adding that the regional countries will never recognize Israel.

"The Zionist regime is the symbol of lies and deception," which was founded on 'colonialist' attitudes, President Ahmadinejad added.

The Iranian leader said Zionism seeks to build a global empire to dominate the whole world so it was in the national interests of any country to face up to the 'fake regime'.

The president then went on to question the story behind the Holocaust and urged a probe into it.

"If the Holocaust, as you claim, is true, why don't you allow a probe into the issue?" More