Saudi Envoy Rejects Iranian’s Comments on Holocaust
Prince Turki al-Faisal, Saudi Arabia’s new ambassador to the United States, took issue yesterday with the Iranian president’s description of the Holocaust as a myth, saying the “horrific genocide” is a “historical fact” no longer in dispute. The comments by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, broadcast live Wednesday on state-run Iranian television, have been condemned by Western countries, but Arab and other Muslim nations have remained largely silent. Turki made his comments in response to a question about Ahmadinejad’s remarks during an interview yesterday with Washington Post reporters and editors. Full Story