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| Carter apologizes for 'stigmatizing Israel' |
| 2009-12-23 |
| Former US President Jimmy Carter on Monday asked for the Jewish community's forgiveness for any negative stigma he may have caused Israel over the years. Carter, who is not a popular character in Israel, enraged the American Jewish community's in the past with various statements made in his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid." In the book, Carter blamed Israel for impeding the Middle East peace process via settlement construction, further claiming such a policy will lead to apartheid. The former president also accused Israel of interfering with US efforts to broker peace in the region. "We must recognize IsraelÂ’s achievements under difficult circumstances, even as we strive in a positive way to help Israel continue to improve its relations with its Arab populations, but we must not permit criticisms for improvement to stigmatize Israel. "As I would have noted at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, but which is appropriate at any time of the year, I offer an Al Het for any words or deeds of mine that may have done so," he said. "Al Het" refers to the Yom Kippur prayer asking God forgiveness for sins committed. Head of the Anti-Defamation League Abraham Foxman welcomed Carter's apology, saying it marked the beginning of reconciliation. |
| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 What next? Is Halfbright going to NK to apologize for 8 years of GW interrupting the 'reconciliation' she thinks she started? Apology tour onward. Jimma just wants to get concessions out of Israel so Bama can claim a Triple Crown to justify his NPP: Gave Gitmo prisoners US rights, Gave Taliban um...well, US rights, too...and Gave the Palestinians a State. I wonder: If Iran ever makes good on its threat, when Israel is wiped out, will Jimma's outrage be at Iran for making Palestine uninhabitable to Palestinians? |
| Posted by: logi_cal 2009-12-23 16:39 |
| #7 Nephew running for Congress, in a big Jew district. More mendacity from the King of it. |
| Posted by: mojo 2009-12-23 15:44 |
| #6 Head of the Anti-Defamation League Abraham Foxman welcomed Carter's apology, saying it marked the beginning of reconciliation. Too bad Foxman wasn't around in 1962. He could have gotten an apology from Eichman, too; to begin reconciliation. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-12-23 15:42 |
| #5 Gee, does anyone need more proof that this guy is a weasel? No wait, a weasel has a backbone. He's a worm. |
| Posted by: Hammerhead 2009-12-23 13:21 |
| #4 Typical politician. The arabs bought his ass but he won't stay on message. |
| Posted by: Goober Omusoper6623 2009-12-23 12:40 |
| #3 Still no apology for just being Carter. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-12-23 11:54 |
| #2 Carter, who is not a popular character in Israel And since 1977 not many other places, either. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2009-12-23 10:25 |
| #1 No, he isn't apologizing. He is saying that he is sorry that people took his "constructive criticism" wrong and blamed Israel. Hey Carter, I ain't Jewish, but you can take your "apology" and go to hell. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2009-12-23 09:54 |