Tue Dec 12, 1:45 PM ET
Rabbi Moishe Arye Friedman, left, shakes hands with Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, during Ahmadinejad's meeting with participants of a conference on the Holocaust, in Tehran, Iran, Teusday, Dec. 12, 2006. Participants at a conference questioning whether the Holocaust took place praised Iran's hard-line president on Tuesday, saying the gathering gives them the chance to air theories casting doubt on the Nazi genocide that are banned in parts of Europe. Ahmadinejad initiated the two-day gathering, which began on Monday, in an attempt to bolster his image as a leader standing up to Israel, Europe and the United States - an image he has used to whip up support at home and abroad. (AP Photo/Hasan Sarbakhshian)