Jimmy Carter is a convenient liar.
The REAL Apartheid can be found in Saudi Arabia. Jews may not enter the country at all. Faiths other than Islam are supressed and forbidden. Non-muslims are forbidden to enter Mecca, the holiest city in Islam and a destination all muslims around the world in good standing must make pilgrimage to at least ONCE in their lives.
Islam means hate.
Until Jimmy Carter denounces the Saudi's apatheid nation, he will serve as an example of the Ugly American, in our history books. A Jew hater who sold us out to the muslim world.
Note I have not addressed the Palestine/Israel issue. I have pointed out a crippling example of hypocrisy from this shameful man.
Your totally right what you said about Saudi Arabia being aparthied.
Jews are barred from all the Gulf states.
But the worst is Syria.
Jimmy ofcourse will never criticize Syria.
I wonder if Jimmy thinks if this is aparthied.
Read this article by the Kurdish writer about the Kurds in Iraq and Syria.
http://home.cogeco.ca/~dbonni1/18-3-03-opinion-kamal-miraddeli.html
The Kurdish people in Syria have been subjected to racist Arabist policies since 1962. The Kurdish areas have been Arabised. The Kurdish people in Western Kurdistan have been deprived on there land, language, Identity, civil and human rights and dignity.
Two hundred thousand Kurds are denied nationality and passports and are registered as "aliens". This theoretically deprives them the right to marry, buy property and get employed. The Arabist racist Ideology and regime in Syria does not recognize Kurdish indentity. The word "Kurd" is not mentioned in Syrian media.
Not only are Kurdish history and culture are excluded from school syllabuses, they are repressed and banned.
The use of Kurdish language is not allowed. Few months ago a number of Kurdish artists in the Kurdish city of Qamishly applied to Syrian authorities for setting up a Kurdish music group. They were not given permission. They were harassed and intimidated. A Kurdish family in Qamishly 6 months ago was threatened with six months in jail for naming there newborn baby Azad. They were forced to accept the name that the Arab registration office chose for their baby: Izz-al-din!
In December 2002 about 100 kurds demonstrated in front of Syrian parliament in Damascus.
They only asked for recognition of the Kurds as equal citizens, recognition, identity and culture. But two of the organisers who are known Kurdish writers, have been imprisoned and tortured. Arabist racist ideology is not capable of tolerating difference and diversity.