Iranian President and Holocaust Critic may be Jewish?

According to a story that broke over the weekend in London's Daily Telegraph, a photograph of the Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad holding up his national identity card during the recent Iranian elections provides evidence that he is Jewish.

That document reveals that his original last name - Sabourjian - is a well-known Jewish surname in Iran, one that even connotes that his family was once observant. A note scribbled on the card also shows that his parents changed their last name to "Ahmadinejad" after they converted to Islam when he was born. Although Ahmadinejad has never denied that his name was changed, he has never offered an explanation.

Ahmadinejad has outraged Jews by suggesting the Holocaust was exaggerated to benefit the creation and expansion of Israel. If it turns out he's Jewish, it could either embarrass him, or worse yet, make it easier for him to criticize Jews since he's Jewish himself. See Chick's WHERE'S RABBIE WAXMAN?