Bahrain Closed Newspaper After Ahmadinejad ’Insult’


	Bahrain Closed Newspaper After Ahmadinejad ’Insult’

merrie

6-25-2009 5:49 AM

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ahmadinejad's real surname is jewish, akhbar al-khaleej, karroubi, gulf news

merrie says:

The insult? Someone alleged he was of Jewish ancestry. Only in the Arab world would some imbecile consider that an insult. I mean, anyone with half a brain recognizes the contributions that the Jews have made to the modern world (Advances in medicine, science, etc…).

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