January 12, 2007
ASSAULT PEANUTS (via Bryan Francoeur)
Carter Center advisers resign over book (CNN, 1/12/07)
Former President Jimmy Carter's controversial book and subsequent remarks about the Israel-Palestinian conflict have prompted the resignations of 14 people from an advisory board of the Carter Center, the 25-year-old Atlanta-based humanitarian organization. [...]The letter to Carter accused him of abandoning his "historic role of broker in favor of becoming an advocate for one side." Carter's book confused "opinion with fact, subjectivity with objectivity and force for change with partisan advocacy," the letter said.
"Israelis, through deed and public comment, have consistently spoken of a desire to live in peace and make territorial compromise to achieve this status. The Palestinian side has consistently resorted to acts of terror as a national expression and elected parties endorsing the use of terror, the rejection of territorial compromise and of Israel's right to exist. Palestinian leaders have had chances since 1947 to have their own state, including during your own presidency when they snubbed your efforts."
Posted by Orrin Judd at January 12, 2007 10:26 AM
The last paragraph is accurate and makes it easy to support Israel. Ultimately that stance will result in European support for Israel also.
"resorted to acts of terror as a national expression and elected parties endorsing the use of terror"
That behavior (shared with other Arab sects) is what must be moderated and is the reason there should be a WOT. Too bad Europeans aren't on board. Also unfortunate that certain bloggers are confused on the issue.
Posted by: h-man at January 12, 2007 10:52 AMEuropeans would rather be rid of the Jews than the Arabs.
Posted by: oj at January 12, 2007 11:30 AMoj's right. Europe traded their Jews who contributed mightily to western civilization and were in large part responsible for their prosperity for Moslems who will be largely responsible for their descent into poverty and despair.
Go figure?
Posted by: erp at January 12, 2007 3:16 PMWhat to say about people who had the opportunity to listen to the best money managers in the world, the people who converted a desert to a garden---and not only ingored them but try to kill them.
The Arabs/Moslems deserve every bit of the fate that is coming to them.
Posted by: ray at January 12, 2007 4:43 PMIt's because not only won't the Jews try to behead you if given a chance, they'll form orderly lines when to start to load the cattle cars. European sophisticates apprecates that sort of cooperation.
Posted by: Raoul Ortega at January 12, 2007 7:44 PM