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On September 23rd, Iran’s President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad ascended the podium at the United Nations General Assembly. This man who builds covert uranium enrichment plants to evade international inspectors sought to teach the world about international law. This man who stole his reelection and violently suppresses his political opponents presumed to lecture the world about democracy. This man who denies the Holocaust and has threatened to wipe Israel off the map dared to accuse Israel of genocide.
The United Nations and the world must stop treating Mahmoud Ahmadinejad like a national leader. Instead, we must start treating him like the international outlaw he is. In particular, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad must be brought before the International Criminal Court to stand trial for what may well be his most serious crime: incitement to genocide.
International law criminalizes not only the act of genocide, but also the direct and public incitement to commit genocide. This is an extremely important legal provision. The only way that the international community can stop genocide is if it prevents the acts that make it possible: namely the provocation of and preparation for such atrocities by people in positions of authority.
Mahmoud Ahmadinejads repeated threats to destroy Israel present a clear case of incitement to genocide. He has made these threats explicitly, publicly, and repeatedly. His pursuit of nuclear weapons and long range missiles, as well as his ongoing support for Hezbollah and Hamas, demonstrate that these threats are by no means idle.
Please Click here to sign a petition calling upon the United Nations Security Council to refer Mahmoud Ahmadinejads crimes to the International Criminal Court for prosecution. This petition will be delivered to United Nations Secretary - General Ban Ki-moon and US Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice, as well as to the current Security Council Chair.
The next time that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad appears before an international tribunal, it must not be as an honored guest at the United Nations General Assembly. It must be as a defendant in the dock of the International Criminal Court.
Blessings to you and those you love,
Pastor John Hagee David Brog
National Chairman Executive Director
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