Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley said on July 17 that if the United States will not stop Iran’s nuclear program, then Israel should take unilateral action to do so.
“Israel’s survival hangs in the balance. The ayatollahs have promised to destroy Israel—many times. We have to take them at their word,” she said at the annual Christians United for Israel (CUFI) summit in Arlington, Virginia, where she got standing ovations from the crowd.
“Make no mistake: Israel will act before that happens,” Ms. Haley said. “It will do what it’s always done and protect itself from annihilation. It must do that….