Walkout at UN Conference After Iran President Calls Israel 'Racist'

By: Blayne Sim

At a recent U.N. conference, many countries representatives walked out after the Iranian president started to knock Israel, claiming the country was founded on the suffering of Jews after the second world war. This is not the first time he has bashed Israel. He has called for Israel to be wiped off the map in the past. These statements did not go over well. The middle east is where a large portion of the world's tension is located, especially Iran and Israel. These types of events accomplish nothing. All this did was bring another issue to the front of the world's attention. With the recent advancements the U.S. has made in communication with Iran, this will go a long way to pull them right back. Israel and the U.S. are strong allies, and this will not help the U.S./Iran relations whatsoever. This just brings forward another international conflict, adding on to the building tension that already exists in the middle east.