Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

     "The Iranian nation will stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Palestinian people until Jerusalem is liberated ... And will never fall short in any kind of support," Ahmadinejad told Haniyeh in Tehran, ISNA students news agency reported. Haniyeh, on a four-day visit to one of the strongest backers of his Hamas government, thanked Iran for its support and vowed not to cede to Western demands that it renounce violence, recognize existing interim peace accords and recognize the Jewish state.(23,45)