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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/palin-denies-us-shooting-claims.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Sarah Palin has hit back at critics who blame her hardline election campaigning for the Tucson massacre (AP)" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/min-palin-denies-us-shooting-claims.jpg" alt="Sarah Palin has hit back at critics who blame her hardline election campaigning for the Tucson massacre (AP)"/></a></p>
<p>Right-wing politician Sarah Palin has hit back at critics who blame her hardline election campaigning for the Tucson massacre, saying journalists and political pundits are the culprits.</p>
<p>She posted an almost eight-minute long video on her Facebook page accusing them of inciting hatred and violence in the wake of the Arizona shooting which has left US congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords seriously injured.</p>
<p>Last spring, Mrs Palin targeted Ms Giffords&#8217; district in Arizona as one of 20 that should be taken back. She marked each district on a campaign map with the crosshairs of a gunsight.</p>
<p>In the Facebook video, the 2008 Republican vice-presidential candidate said vigorous debates were a cherished tradition. But she said after the election, both sides find common ground, even though they disagree.</p>
<p>Mrs Palin added: &#8220;But, especially within hours of a tragedy unfolding, journalists and pundits should not manufacture a blood libel that serves only to incite the very hatred and violence they purport to condemn. That is reprehensible.&#8221;</p>
<p>The term &#8220;blood libel&#8221; is the false allegation that Jews kill non-Jews, especially Christian children, to acquire blood for the Passover or other Jewish rituals, according to the Jewish Virtual Library. It has been used in other contexts and Mrs Palin&#8217;s meaning is not clear.</p>
<p>Jared Loughner, 22, is accused of trying to assassinate Ms Giffords, wounding 12 others and killing six people.</p>
<p>Mrs Palin said: &#8220;There are those who claim political rhetoric is to blame for the despicable act of this deranged, apparently apolitical criminal.</p>
<p>&#8220;And they claim political debate has somehow gotten more heated just recently. But when was it less heated? Back in those &#8216;calm days&#8217; when political figures literally settled their differences with duelling pistols?&#8221;</p>
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