UN raps Iran's anti-Israel rant

UN raps Iran's anti-Israel rant

Ahmadinejad said his words were the Iranian nation's wordsThe UN Security Council has issued a statement condemning Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad over his call for Israel to be "wiped off the map".
It follows similar criticism by several countries and a rare rebuke from United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan.
Israel had called for the UN session, and welcomed the unanimous statement.