Carter slams Israel, Bush in Geneva speech

J Post ^ | 1 dec 03 | GIL HOFFMAN

[white trash redneck]

Former US President Jimmy Carter unleashed a fierce attack against the Israeli and American governments in his speech at the Geneva Initiative's ceremony in Switzerland.

Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, blamed US President George W. Bush for anti-American sentiment and worldwide terror.

"Bush's inordinate support for Israel allows the Palestinians to suffer," Carter said. "This is a source of anti-American sentiment in the world and encourages terror."

Carter said Israel's settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the security fence are the main obstacles to peace. He called repeatedly for the return of Palestinian refugees to the territories, beyond what is called for in the Geneva Initiative.

"Settlements prevent the return of the refugees who led their homes after the 1948 and 1967 wars," Carter said. "No matter what leaders the Palestinians may choose, Israel must choose between peace and settlements."

Carter said the main flaw of the US-brokered road map is its step-by-step approach, which he said has allowed Israel to stop its advance by building "an enormous barrier wall" and with "the colonialization of Gaza."

"The people support a peace settlement, but political leaders are the obstacle to peace," Carter said.

Carter said that not a single word of the peace he negotiated between Israel and Egypt has been violated. He said that peace prevailed after the Oslo Accord was signed in 1993, but the peace was extinguished by suicide bombers and house demolitions.

The former president also called for the implementation of the Saudi Initiative, which called on the Arab world to recognize Israel in return for Israel accepting into its borders the flood of 4 million Palestinians who claim to be refugees.

Other speakers in the ceremony included Nobel laureates Lech Walesa of Poland and John Hume of Northern Ireland.

Palestinian General Zuheir Manasra defended both Palestinian uprisings as legitimate struggles for Palestinian independence.

"The Palestinian fight is a fight for peace," Manasra said.

Both Palestinian and Israeli speakers criticized the government of Israel. Neither criticized the Palestinian leadership.

Lord Michael Levy read a letter from British Prime Minister Tony Blair endorsing the initiative and calling for an Israeli and Palestinian return to the negotiating table.

"This initiative gives a chance to what might be achievable with goodwill on both sides," Blair wrote. "The debate stimulated by this initiative is important. A better understanding of the nature of a possible settlement can remind people why the difficult steps in the road map are worth taking."

[NorCoGOP]

Hey Jimmuh!

Grab a can of Billy, sit back

and shut up already!

[witnesstothefall]

Carter just produced an excellent political ad for the reelection of George W. Bush.

We can skewer Dean and the rest of the rats with Carter's extremist radicalism for months.

Thanks Jimmy! And say hi to Billy.

[Bonaparte]

Nice quotes from the 1976 debate.

Here's a follow-up from Carter's 1979 SOTU address:

"Our firm commitment to Israel's survival and security is rooted in our deepest convictions and in our knowledge of the strategic importance to our own Nation of a stable Middle East."

[thoughtomator]

Yes, they've learned that you can freely and publicly push to kill as many Jews as possible, as long as you deny the intention, and still be in the 'mainstream' (what the Left calls mainstream, anyway).

[oldtimer]

Jimmah Carter is a worthless piece of garbage who sent an American military force into Iran with one hand tied behind their backs to rescue and the mission was a disaster. Jimmah Carter said that we were no longer a great Country and needed to get used to 17% inflation and interest rates.

Now he is the limp wristed appeaser who whines to his fellow appeasers who will listen to the piece of sht.

[ServesURight]

Can't wait for Carter to kick the bucket.

The WORST President of the 20th Century...hands down.

[tet68]

Pathetic excuse for a man equates suicide bombers and house demolitions.

"No matter what leaders the Palestinians may choose, Israel must choose between peace and settlements."

Hey jimma, great choices you give israel how about giving the murdering palestinians the same type of choice, peace or death.

[Bottom_Gun]

Hmmm....Carter is perfect proof that exposure to ionizing radiation onboard Submarines does affect some *L*

[Tabi Katz]

"Carter said Israel's settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip and the security fence are the main obstacles to peace."

Funny, I thought it was the Palestinian bombings and shootings of Israelis. How very silly of me.

[Tabi Katz]

The gall of Farter to be grousing about anti-American sentiment in the world. His administration was nearly as hostile to Israel as Bill Clinton's was, and we saw how the world loved us then. The cold war was in full tilt, and America was thoroughly humiliated by Iran while the whole world laughed at us.

[Darlin']

"Carter, a Nobel Peace Prize laureate, blamed US President George W. Bush for anti-American sentiment and worldwide terror. "Bush's inordinate support for Israel allows the Palestinians to suffer," Carter said. "This is a source of anti-American sentiment in the world and encourages terror."

Its irresponsible talk such as this, from hypocritical bible-thumpering, blowhards such as Carter and x42, that keep anti-American, anti-Israel sentiment brewing.

What an irrelevant, bitter, old lefty he is. The only aspect of his pathetic admistration to surpass his dismal domestic policy.... (gas lines, theomostats set at 68, skyrocketed unemployment numbers, 19% mortgage rates, the malaise factor, Olympic boycott) ..... were his miserable failures in foreign poliicy. He was clueless then and he still is.

[Valin]

Reason #87,093,104 why he lost to Reagan.

I voted for him...in 76. What I say, We're all entitled to one mistake.

[Happy2BMe]

Caption this traitor
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Posted on 11/30/2003 4:59 PM PST by steplock

Bill Clinton as President was mainly an incopetent sleeze.

Jimmy Carter, on the other hand, almost destroyed the American economy while president - he also pulled a JFK with the Cuban expatriates and informed Castro of all their movements. Carter turned to Fidel Castro and other communist leaders and became the only ex-president TRAITOR the USA has known who is still determined to obliterate the freedoms that the United States of America demonstrates to the world.

[CyberAnt]

The better question is WHAT DOES HILLARY HAVE ON CARTER which would cause him to make a worse fool of himself than he already is ..??