Posted on 12/22/2009 1:08:50 PM PST by GiovannaNicoletta
Jimmy Carter asked the Jewish community for forgiveness for any stigma he may have caused Israel.
Carter speaks during a press conference in Jerusalem in June.
In a letter released exclusively to JTA, the former US president sent a seasonal message wishing for peace between Israel and its neighbors, and concluded: "We must recognize Israel'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."
"Al Het" refers to the Yom Kippur prayer asking God forgiveness for sins committed against Him. In modern Hebrew it refers to any plea for forgiveness.
Carter has angered some US Jews in recent years with writings and statements that place the burden of peacemaking on Israel, that have likened Israel's settlement policies to apartheid, and that have blamed the pro-Israel lobby for inhibiting an evenhanded US foreign policy.
Abraham Foxman, the Anti-Defamation League's national director, welcomed the statement, calling it the "beginning of reconciliation."
"We welcome any statement from a significant individual such as a former president who asks for Al Het," Foxman said. "To what extent it is an epiphany, time will tell. There certainly is hurt which needs to be repaired."
Maybe, after all the years of his claims of Christianity, he finally opened a Bible and read it.
I wonder, does the islamic palestinian death cult have to do anything to help “relations improve”?
Carter certainly needed to ask for forgiveness.
schmuck
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“even as we strive in a positive way to help Israel continue to improve its relations”
translation,,, “but they are still the cause of the problem”
Screw the old anti-semetic fool, he probably felt some heat, somehow,,, but he is still the champion of the palestinians.
He’s either momentarily on or off his meds.
I don’t trust this guy 1/4 of an inch when it comes to wholesome ideals.
As a born-again jew who is keenly aware of how you have thrown the nation of Israel under the bus all of these years.
God may forgive you, but I most certainly do not.
Maybe he realizes that at 86 or whatever he is now it might be wise to repent and make his peace.
Only time will tell.
I bet his doctor just told him he’s dying and his minister told him to made his final amends. That’s the only cause I can see for such an apology from Jimma.
When does he apologize to the Christian community?
He hardly made a good example.
“We are all sinners - I have lusted in my heart”
PLLLLLLLLEEEEAASE. Have a beer and a smoke and get hold of yourself.
He’ll get none from me. That drip, Foxman, is another story. He has turned his organization into an arm of the democratic party to the detriment of ADL.
He’ll get none from me. That drip, Foxman, is another story. He has turned his organization into an arm of the democratic party to the detriment of ADL.
Carter needs to apologize to the “AMERICAN community” for his four disastrous years.
In order for someone to cause a stigma, wouldn’t there have to be people who take him seriously?
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