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Palin: We mustn't send Iran message U.S. would allow second Holocaust
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Sarah Palin, U.S. 

Republican vice presidential hopeful Sarah Palin on Thursday told CBS that the United States must not let Iran think it would allow a second Holocaust to occur.

Pressed by the TV network's Katie Couric to explain her often-repeated comment that the U.S. should not "second guess" Israel's stance on Iran, the Alaska governor said: "We shouldn't second guess Israel's security efforts because we cannot ever afford to send a message that we would allow a second Holocaust."

Palin was apparently referring to Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's many calls for Israel's destruction.
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Haaretz reported earlier this month that the U.S. denied Israel a security aid package out of concern that Israel would use it to attack nuclear facilities in Iran.

Palin added that Israel is "our closest ally in the Mideast... We need them. They need us. And we shouldn't second guess their efforts."

However, when Couric followed up on the governor's statement and asked whether she means that America should not express its position to Israel, Palin qualified her comments, saying: "No, we need to express our rights and our concerns."

"It is in their country and their allies, including us, all of our best interests to fight against a regime, especially Iran, who would seek to wipe them off the face of the earth. It is obvious to me who the good guys are in this one and who the bad guys are," she said.

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