British delegates joined a series of other nations in staging a walk-out in protest of remarks made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in a speech to the UN.
In his address, Mr Ahmadinejad launched a scathing attack on Israel, a frequent target of his fury, accusing it of adopting "inhuman policies" in the Palestinian territories.
He claimed greater global freedom and the "awakening of nations" would force Israel to abandon its "hypocrisy and vicious attitudes".
"It is no longer acceptable that a small minority would dominate the politics, economy and culture of major parts of the world by its complicated networks, and establish a new form of slavery, and harm the reputation of other nations, even European nations and the US, to attain its racist ambitions," he said.
British delegates joined American and French representatives in leaving the room at the UN headquarters at this point.
Meanwhile, Mr Ahmadinejad went on to accuse foreign troops of spreading "war, bloodshed, aggression, terror and intimidation" in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He lashed out at capitalism, arguing it had reached the end of the road and would suffer the same fate as Marxism.
And the Iranian leader also used his speech to brush off accusations that his re-election in June was a fraud, describing the polling day as "glorious and fully democratic".
Notably absent from the address was Tehran's stand-off with Western powers over its nuclear ambitions.
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In his address, Mr Ahmadinejad launched a scathing attack on Israel, a frequent target of his fury, accusing it of adopting "inhuman policies" in the Palestinian territories.
He claimed greater global freedom and the "awakening of nations" would force Israel to abandon its "hypocrisy and vicious attitudes".
"It is no longer acceptable that a small minority would dominate the politics, economy and culture of major parts of the world by its complicated networks, and establish a new form of slavery, and harm the reputation of other nations, even European nations and the US, to attain its racist ambitions," he said.
British delegates joined American and French representatives in leaving the room at the UN headquarters at this point.
Meanwhile, Mr Ahmadinejad went on to accuse foreign troops of spreading "war, bloodshed, aggression, terror and intimidation" in Iraq and Afghanistan.
He lashed out at capitalism, arguing it had reached the end of the road and would suffer the same fate as Marxism.
And the Iranian leader also used his speech to brush off accusations that his re-election in June was a fraud, describing the polling day as "glorious and fully democratic".
Notably absent from the address was Tehran's stand-off with Western powers over its nuclear ambitions.
More follows...
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Wo..._Assembly:_Some_Delegates_Leave_After_Remarks
so much that we bow to our enemy, that when someone comes and says "yay Palestine, did Isreal die :raging:" we rush to support them, being completely oblivious to the fact that they are the real enemies...tell me, if Ahmadinejad's really loved Palestine, Israel would be dead. they have the power to do it. what is stopping him? tell me, if Ahmadinejad's really loved Palestine, i wonder what authority he would choose for them to rule by. the sunni, or the shia?