'Wiesel, you Zionazi!!' (at UN Conference against Racism)

[Behind the Aegis]

Shocking footage: Ynet presents video of Iranian official verbally assaulting Elie Wiesel on eve of Holocaust Remembrance Day; member of Iran's official delegation to Geneva anti-racism forum seen screaming 'Zionazi' at Shoah survivor, Nobel laureate

Yael Levy Published: 04.21.09, 23:39 / Israel News




Iranian disgrace in Geneva: A member of Iran's official delegation to the UN's anti-racism conference verbally assaulted Shoah survivor and Nobel Prize Laureate Elie Wiesel in Geneva, referring to him as a "Zionazi."



The incident was captured on film by Sergio Wider of the Simon Wiesenthal Center. The video features the Iranian official repeatedly screaming at Wiesel, who chose to remain silent and ignore the reprehensible comments.

In a conversation with Ynet, Wider said that while he was not surprised by such venomous display on the part of the Iranian delegation, the timing of the assault left those who witnessed it stunned.



"We were shocked to see this assault on a Shoah survivor on the eve of Holocaust Remembrance day, and ironically also on Hitler's 120th birthday," he said.

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