Just imagine for a moment a German chancellor would say Poland should be wiped from the map.
I'm sure you'd agree that he only meant to say a bit awkwardly that the map of the world changes every couple of years and that just theoretically that could happen to Poland as well. I'm sure you'd post that he has only said that for the home audience (they like to hear some strong words when drunk and wearing the brown uniforms). And then you'd say that people were not meant, only borders, and could the Poles not live equally well in just another friedly and humane country? Ake would find a quote from a Polish politician who said one could see that from a German point of view there could be some grievances due to former German land taken over by Poland.

Perhaps you are right and the nicest possible interpretation is the correct one. I hope so. But if I was a politician in Israel I'd at least consider the possibility that a less nice interpretation is meant. One interpretation is a threat with genocide.

At the very least I expect from a politician to consider how his words could be interpreted from an outside view. The present leader of Iran is a dangerous politician.

Wolfgang