TEHRAN -- The Society of Iranian Jews here Wednesday issued a statement condemning Columbia University President Lee Bollinger’s insult to Iranian President Mahmud Ahmadinejad.

Ahmadinejad delivered a speech on Monday at New York’s Columbia University where the school’s president used disrespectful epithets in his introduction of the Iranian president.
The impolite behavior that was shown toward Iranian president proved that those who claim freedom of speech and democracy are only using these terms as a tool, the statement said.
Creating any kind of chaos and tension is in contrast with the Jewish ideology, and according to the teachings of Prophet Moses, the Jews believe in holding negotiations in a peaceful atmosphere, it added.
As the president is legally the representative of the Iranian nation, Iran’s Jews strongly condemn such misbehavior, the society said in the statement