Posted on 04/15/2008 7:47:12 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Jimmy Carter Lays A Wreath at Arafat's Tomb By Julie Stahl CNSNews.com Jerusalem Bureau Chief April 15, 2008
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter laid a wreath of red roses at the grave of Palestinian Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat during a visit to the West Bank City of Ramallah on Tuesday.
"He and Mrs. Carter and his son Jeff wanted to pay their respects to President Arafat," Carter's trip director Rick Jasculca told Cybercast News Service. But the former president didn't make any comments there, he said.
Dubbed the "godfather of terrorism," Arafat was linked to the deaths of two American diplomats in the Sudan in 1973 -- one of many terror acts laid at his feet. (See earlier story)
Twenty years later, Arafat became the first PLO leader to sign a peace agreement with an Israeli Prime Minister -- Yitzhak Rabin -- in 1993. He was considered Israel's peace partner (although many Israelis never believed it) until the beginning of the violent Palestinian uprising in September 2000. Arafat managed the terror war against Israel until his death in 2004.
U.S. officials have emphasized that Carter is visiting the Middle East as a private citizen and not as a representative of the U.S. government.
On Tuesday, the Israeli government refused Carter's request to visit Hamas-controlled Gaza. The former U.S. leader has angered the Israeli government over plans to meet Hamas's top leader, Khaled Mashaal, in Syria on Friday.
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There is a report that people have been chanting “ben zonah” (a rather nasty expression) at Carter, which is pretty harsh for public outcry.
He is not loved in Israel.
Carter then reportedly paid a condolence call to Arafat’s harem of goats...
This should be “BREAKING NEWS” on every channel, and Carter should be shunned from society, and all honors taken from him.
Instead we are defining deviance down at an alarming rate.
Are we the United States of America anymore?
His treason is purely disgusting. It’s difficult to consider him an American.
I've been saying this every time the s.o.b. leaves the country. He really is DISGUSTING. Why are taxpayers forced to pay for this disingenuous traitor's life style? He is THE WORST president in my life time and nobody else even comes close, not even Bill Clinton. Most of the problems we are currently experiencing can be traced back to him.
It gets worse............ the wreath said “from President and Roselyn Carter”.
as another poster said............Jimmy Carter is proof that Arecept doesn’t work.
Was it a wreath made out of urine? I’d have no problem with that type of wreath.
Wouldn't that just be a repeat performance of his Jan 20th 1977 to Jan 20th 1981 "performance"??
Copy and paste my tag line without the ( or ) and it will show up as the reply in #33. Check you FRmail in a few.
Very sad to say, there are many different kind of Baptists.
Some believe in the security of the believer (once saved always saved) others don’t. Apparently, Jimmmy Carter does not believer either. I understand he quit the Baptist church yeas ago.
I've been saying this every time the s.o.b. leaves the country. He really is DISGUSTING. Why are taxpayers forced to pay for this disingenuous traitor's life style? He is THE WORST president in my life time and nobody else even comes close, not even Bill Clinton. Most of the problems we are currently experiencing can be traced back to him.
Boy, penowa, you hit that nail right on its head. Why does he constantly get away with this bull pucky?
In related news, Arafat is still dead.
What a fool.
We need to call the State Dept.
And what committees in Congress allocates tax funds to the State Dept? Has oversight duties on the State Dept?
And what Republicans serve on those committees?
He is not loved in Israel.
Whoever the zonah was, it t'weren't Rachav!
Geez...the guy’s linked to Americans’ deaths and was a major sponsor of terror and Jimmah’s LAYING A WREATH on his grave??? What a traitor!
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