Perhaps one of the most blatant misinterpretations of a political quote in recent times, was the one which the Ayatollah Khomeini made some time PRIOR to the time of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's address :- "The World Without Zion" (October 25th 2005).
Imam Khomeini actually said (Translated from Arabic to print in Farsi) :-
"Imam ghoft een rezhim-e ishghalgar-e qods bayad az safheh-ye ruzgar mahv shavad"
Which quote is generally accepted to mean that "The regime occupying Jerusalem will vanish with the pages of time".
Another translation puts the meaning to be "That Zionism, like Naziism and Communism, will disappear from the pages of history with the passage of time"
Both of the above are acceptable due to the difficulty of translation from Arabic to English.
Neither of the above can be attributed to President Ahmadinejad, nor can the threat to "Wipe Israel off the face of the map" be presented as an interpretation of either the Ayatollah's or Ahmadinejad's addresses, UNLESS, it is the intention of those who make such interpretations to stir up ill feelings toward yet another innocent nation (remember Iraq?).
To those who depend upon that which they read in the 'Gutter Press' as a source of their political knowledge, or rely upon the words of 'Political Leaders' (severally proven to be LIARS) to form their own opinions, I can only offer my sympathy.
To those who DO think for themselves (even though your opinions may be at variance to my own) I would like to point out that in no way can the term "Wipe Israel off the face of the map" be accepted as a fair translation.
Interestingly enough, the ONLY place that has been effectively "Wiped off the map" in recent times is 'Palestine', no prizes for guessing who has done the "Wiping".
A classic example of 'Political Propaganda' (imho)