First Sen. Hillary Clinton said she would no longer attend next week’s planned anti-Iran rally at the U.N. when she found out Sarah Palin would also be attending; and now the Alaska governor has been disinvited from the event.

The rally, planned to protest the presence of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad at the United Nations next week and to oppose his nuclear weapons program, wasn’t supposed to be partisan.

And organizers at the National Coalition to Stop Iran Now said they aren’t being partisan. They have decided not to have any "American political personalities" present, they said in a statement, "in order to keep the focus on Iranian threats and to ensure that this critical message not be obscured."

"We acknowledge and deeply appreciate those American political leaders who have been and remain prepared to stand with us as we collectively address the dangers of Iran’s nuclear program and its support for terrorism globally."

Clinton long ago accepted the invitation by several American Jewish groups to attend the rally. Palin also accepted soon after she was named John McCain’s Republican running mate for the White House race. But Clinton aides were furious after finding out Clinton would have to appear next to Palin, and said they were concerned the event would become "partisan," so she canceled.

McCain released a statement, which criticized Palin’s invite withdrawl, but also blasted Sen. Barack Obama for not attending the U.N. rally with him.

"Throughout my political career, I have sought to rise above partisanship on critical national issues. Nowhere is this more true than on important matters of national security," he said. "Gov. Palin and I share a strong belief that a nuclear-armed Iran poses a grave threat to the security of Americans and to our allies.

"Gov. Palin was pleased to accept an invitation to address this rally and show her resolve on this grave national security issue; regrettably that invitation has since been withdrawn under pressure from Democratic partisans. We stand shoulder to shoulder with Republicans, Democrats and Independents alike to oppose Ahmadinejad’s goal of a nuclear-armed Iran. Sen. Obama’s campaign had the opportunity to join us. Sen. Obama chose politics rather than the national interest."

Malcolm Hoenlein, CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, told FOX News the decision to disinvite Palin had nothing to do with Clinton, but rather the unwanted media attention.