Former Canadian Justice Minister Irwin Cotler, who is visiting Israel, urged the international community to put Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on trial before he carries out his threat to annihilate Israel. Cotler said that Ahmadinejad is guilty of incitement to genocide. He pointed out that an Iranian missile shown during a parade was "draped in the emblem with the words, 'Wipe Israel off the map.'"

Cotler is to appear Thursday night, the evening of Purim, in Sderot, where the One Family Fund for terror victims will help launch the first international Internet rally, which will continue throughout the night and day in Jerusalem, Europe, Australia and the United States.