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President Shimon Peres meeting with U.S. presidential hopeful John McCain in Jerusalem on Tuesday. (AP) Last update - 21:46 18/03/2008 McCain to Peres: My concern over Iranian threat has increased By The Associated Press Tags: Israel, Joe Lieberman, U.S.  U.S. Republican presidential candidate John McCain met with President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem on Tuesday, and expressed his fears regarding the threat posed by Iran. "Iran is funding, training, and aiding extremist groups," McCain told Peres. "My concern over this issue has increased following my current tour of the Middle East." He added that he was worried by Iran's negative effect on the region. McCain is in the midst of a week-long tour of Israel, Iraq, Jordan, Britain and France. He described the trip as a fact-finding, mission, not a campaign photo opportunity. Advertisement Peres told McCain during their meeting that the Iranian threat is not limited to Israel, saying "a combination of terror, nuclear capability and irresponsible leadership creates a threat to the entire world." "Even Arab nations in the region fear Iran, and we must say it out loud," Peres added. "The United Nations must decide that a member nation cannot call for the destruction of another member nation." Earlier Tuesday, McCain received a celebrity welcome as he arrived in Jerusalem, with American tourists scrambling to shake his hand and get a souvenir snapshot. McCain began his two-day Israel visit with a trip to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum. As his motorcade pulled up, dozens of tourists greeted him and chanted "Mac is back," while he shook their hands and posed for photographs. During his 90-minutes at Yad Vashem, McCain was visibly moved, his eyes welling with tears as he viewed photographs from Nazi death camps. He laid a wreath in memory of the 6 million Jewish Holocaust victims and lit a memorial flame, wearing a skullcap placed on his head by Connecticut Sen. Joe Lieberman, who accompanied him along with Sen. Lindsey Graham from South Carolina. Lieberman, an independent and Graham, a Republican, are two of McCain's top supporters in his campaign for the Republican nomination and his bid for the presidency. Signing the Yad Vashem visitors' book he wrote: "I am deeply moved. Never again. John McCain. Bookmark to del.icio.us   My three homelands French Vogue chose Lizzie Doron as one of Israel's influential authors. President Barghouti Jailed Tanzim leader says he's considering running in next PA presidential elections.   1.   Here we go again 19:42  |  Neva Agen 18/03/08   2.   Another Jump through this hoop visit to Yas Veshem 20:10  |  Tim 18/03/08   3.   Tim: Refugee Camp 20:24  |  Shmuel 18/03/08   4.   Hey Tim, You Think Pal Refugee Camps are necessary? 20:31  |  B`Galil 18/03/08   5.   tim get your head out of your ass 20:56  |  Eynav 18/03/08   6.   McCain All The Way!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 21:20  |  Oleg 18/03/08   7.   Was he anointed as President of USA? 21:32  |  American 18/03/08   8.   Kissing for Jewish Votes 21:45  |  Yoav 18/03/08   9.   #5 Eynav 21:46  |  Labhras 18/03/08   10.   Vote McCain 21:50  |  Chris Linthwaite 18/03/08   11.   Mac should visit Palestinian refugee camps too! 21:52  |  Jim 18/03/08   12.   Why would they not? 21:57  |  Clickfool 18/03/08   13.   #9 22:10  |  Jane 18/03/08   14.   McCain = Greater Iran Influence 22:15  |  Shlomo 18/03/08   15.   #9 Labhras, how about the millons of arab jews 22:28  |  Yousef Stein 18/03/08   16.   ... then some people do not ... 22:42  |  Edith 18/03/08   17.   To # 11 22:58  |  Avnera 18/03/08   18.   McCain 23:04  |  ray 18/03/08   19.   McCain has no chance to be elected. Completely out of touch 23:18  |  Natallie Durson 18/03/08   20.   clickfool 23:42  |  terner 18/03/08   21.   McCain is zion`s little golem 23:59  |  disgusting! 18/03/08   22.   For Chris Linthwaite # 10 00:05  |  Fortuna Benmayor 19/03/08   23.   ...but his worry for the US Economy has decreased 00:43  |  Sadiq M 19/03/08   24.   The old warmonger trying to drum up support for the Crime 01:13  |  lakshmi 19/03/08   25.   McCain Will Become The New President! Obama Is 01:13  |  Eli 19/03/08   26.   What`s Your Point Clickfool # 12 _ A Lot Of People 01:21  |  Eli 19/03/08   27.   MCCAIN MAKES THE WORLD SAFER 01:32  |  VOTE FOR MCCAIN 19/03/08   28.   Rulers of this age 01:47  |  Paul 19/03/08   29.   SO HAS HIS AGE 01:57  |  Mark B. 19/03/08   30.   To shmuel, as long as right of return is denied 04:43  |  jay 19/03/08   31.   McYakoov is a shame to all American! 04:47  |  Menachim 19/03/08   32.   McAhmad will send both John Bush III 04:54  |  HaHa! 19/03/08   33.   Eli 05:03  |  David 19/03/08   34.   McCain 05:11  |  David 19/03/08   35.   McCain to the world - One Hundred More Years 05:28  |  Mark Lincoln 19/03/08

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