August 26, 2011 - 16:35 AMT
Ahmadinejad: no room for Israel after Palestinian state formation

Iran's president said there will be no room for Israel in the region after the formation of a Palestinian state.

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad spoke at a ceremony Friday, August 26, following nationwide pro-Palestine rallies marking Quds Day. (Quds is the Arabic word for Jerusalem.) He said establishment of a Palestinian state should be the first step in the liberation of entire Palestine, the Associated Press reported.