The enemy were determined to wipe the town off the map as if it had never been.

敌人下决心要将这座城市从地图的抹掉，就好像它从不存在一样。

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That is a cause of great concern here because Iran's President, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has threatened to wipe the Jewish state "off the map."

VOA: standard.2009.08.06

But Israeli spokesman Zalman Shoval says with Iran's president still threatening to wipe the Jewish state "off the map", Israel is making no promises.

VOA: standard.2009.07.26

Israel is alarmed by Iran's recent test firing of its longest-range missile and previous threats by its president to wipe the Jewish state "off the map."

VOA: standard.2009.12.28

Some American officials believe that Ahmadinejad's intemperate statements, like his threat to wipe Israel off the map, have not gone down well at home.

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