Iran should not address UN: Israeli foreign minister

UNITED NATIONS - Israel's top diplomat on Monday criticized the United Nations for allowing Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad address the world body.
"In a just world, his visit would never have been authorized and Iran would not be a member of the United Nations," Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni said to the Israeli media in New York.
"For Ahmadinejad to come here -- the UN should be ashamed. It is shameful for a world that does not understand that Ahmadinejad is exploiting international values to harm us all.
"This will not come without a price. The world must put an end to this. The world cannot allow a nuclear Iran," she said.
Ahmadinejad arrived in New York Sunday to attend the UN General Assembly meeting, sparking protests due to his country's alleged program to develop nuclear weapons and his rejection of the record of the Holocaust.
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09/24/2007 20:25 GMT