``My first question was if, given that the Holocaust is a present reality of our time, a history that occurred, why is there not sufficient research that can approach the topic from different perspectives?'' Ahmadinejad said.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said the Palestinian people are paying for the Holocaust with the violence in the Middle East and asked why varying views of the genocide aren't allowed to be expressed. Palestinians had no part in World War II and shouldn't have to pay a penalty with displacement and attacks, Ahmadinejad said. ``You know quite well that Palestine is an old wound, as old as 60 years,'' Ahmadinejad said. ``For 60 years, these people are displaced. For 60 years, these people are being killed.'' Ahmadinejad said more research is needed on the Holocaust, calling it ``a historical event that has become the root, the cause of many heavy catastrophes in the region in this time and age.