Security Council Condemns Iran

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The U.N. Security Council unanimously condemned anti-Israel calls by Iran's president. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who has said Israel should be destroyed, recently called for Israel to be moved to Europe, and denied the Holocaust.

"The members of the Security Council condemn the remarks about Israel and the denial of the Holocaust," Security Council said in a statement Friday. "The members of the Security Council reaffirm the rights and obligations of the State of Israel as a full and long-standing member of the United Nations."

All 15 Security Council members, including Algeria, signed on to the statement. A press statement is the weakest form of Security Council disapproval, well short of a resolution.