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Associated Press, OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says news reports that Iran could require Jews and Christians to wear coloured labels in public might be true. <\/p>\nAssociated Press, OTTAWA – Prime Minister Stephen Harper says news reports that Iran could require Jews and Christians to wear coloured labels in public might be true. <\/p>\n
He says Iran’s hardline Islamist government has proven itself capable of such extremism. <\/p>\n
"Unfortunately, we’ve seen enough already from the Iranian regime to suggest that it is very capable of this kind of action," Harper said. <\/p>\n
"We’ve seen a number of things from the Iranian regime that are along these lines. <\/p>\n
"And the fact that such a measure could even be contemplated is absolutely abhorrent." <\/p>\n
The National Post newspaper reported Friday that Iran’s parliament has passed a law that would require Jews to wear yellow labels, and Christians red ones, on their clothing. <\/p>\n
The law must still be approved by Iran’s "Supreme Guide," Ali Khamenehi, to come into effect, the newspaper said. <\/p>\n
Harper said he could not vouch for the accuracy of the report. But if true, he said it would be a throwback to one of the most odious chapters in human history. <\/p>\n
"It boggles the mind that any regime on the face of the Earth would want to do anything that could remind people of Nazi Germany," he said. <\/p>\n
The report is a reminder that Iran must never be allowed to gain nuclear weapons, Harper said. <\/p>\n
He made the remarks during a news conference with Australian Prime Minister John Howard. Both leaders said they could not confirm the reports. <\/p>\n
"I haven’t previously heard of that," Howard said in response to a question about the report. <\/p>\n
"If that is true I would find that totally repugnant. It obviously echoes the most horrible period of genocide in the world’s history — the marking of Jewish people with a mark on their clothing by the Nazis." <\/p>\n
Nazi Germany began requiring Jews to wear yellow stars on their clothing in the buildup to the Holocaust. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has described the Holocaust as a myth and has called for the destruction of the state of Israel. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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