Yates vs. Ahmadinejad

Press release from Rep. Tyrone Yates:

COLUMBUS - State Representative Tyrone K. Yates (D-Cincinnati) will soon introduce a concurrent resolution condemning the comments made by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his recent visit to the United States.

President Ahmadinejad, in his public statements at Columbia University and at the United Nations in New York, repeated inflammatory comments made in the past concerning the United States, the nation of Israel and the Jewish Holocaust of World War II, as well as a number of other offensive claims. He has been quoted as saying that “Israel must be wiped off the map,” and he has refused to acknowledge the suffering undergone by millions of Jews during the Holocaust perpetrated by the German Nazi regime.

“Tact and respect for differing opinions are necessary elements of international diplomacy, but President Ahmadinejad has gone too far, abusing our trust and hospitality,” said Rep. Yates. “I hope my colleagues will join me in proclaiming our disapproval of President Ahmadinejad’s remarks.”

Copies of the resolution will be submitted to President Bush, the U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, the United Nations and the Iranian ambassador, among others.