Twitterverse split on Ahmadinejad speech at racism conference

Per Reuters, dozens of diplomats walked out of a speech by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at a United Nations conference on racism today in Geneva, Switzerland, after he called Israel a racist nation.

Many Twitterers, particularly in Israel and the United States, criticized Ahmadinejad's speech.

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   newrulesinvest (Jerusalem, Israel) RT @pkedrosky: in light of walkouts, why was iran's Ahmadinejad invited to a UN racism summit in first place? domain expertise? 20 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   Eliyahu_Na_Nach (Jerusalem, Israel) Now we have a Jewish State and a Jewish Army. NEVER AGAIN!!! Ahmadinejad (may your name be erased)..... your days are numbered!! 20 Apr 2009 from Power Twitter
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   HilzFuld (Jerusalem, Israel) Nice! RT @miriamschwab: Watch this video to see the many diplomats walk out of Ahmadinejad's talk at the UN! http://bit.ly/bCPUj 20 Apr 2009 from TweetDeck
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   gilgul (Boston, Mass.) @jilliancyork did you listen to Ahmadinejad's speech? I applaud the diplomats for leaving. That man should not be given the stage #durbanII 20 Apr 2009 from web in reply to jilliancyork

But not all on Twitter had the same viewpoint.

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   1mojtaba (Tehran, Iran) VIva Ahmadinejad, Viva Mahmud, Viva Iran 20 Apr 2009 from web
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   proussakis (Australia) And what if @Ahmadinejad is totally right? 20 Apr 2009 from web
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   thetiniest (Canada) Didn't think Ahmadinejad was racist. His words were a matter of opinion over an existing conflict, and did not deny the Holocaust. 20 Apr 2009 from web
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   shahidkamal (London, U.K.) God bless Ahmadinejad who tells it like it is. Shame on the nations that bow to their racist Zionist masters. http://tr.im/jh8J 20 Apr 2009 from DestroyTwitter

Twitterverse split on Ahmadinejad speech at racism conference