Jimmy Carter is sorry. (Or maybe not…)
Jimma, when not spooning with Hugo Chavez, has said and written many bad things about Israel. He has substantially blamed Israel for much of what is wrong in the world and for just about all that is wrong in the Holy Land. In his book “Palestine: Peace not Apartheid,” Carter called Jewish settlement practices “apartheid” and substantially blamed Israel for every rock thrown and rocket launched by a Palestinian.
But now he is really, really sorry. Carter issued this apology for any feelings he may have hurt with his reflexive anti-semitism.
In a letter to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency published Monday, Carter offered a holiday message wishing for an Arab-Israeli peace.
“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,” Carter’s message said. “As I would have noted at Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, but which is appropriate at any time of the year, I offer an Al Het (a plea for forgiveness) for any words or deeds of mine that may have done so.”
Isn’t that nice. Oh, in a not-at-all related story, Jimmy Carter’s grandson is running for Congress in a Georgia district that has a significant (at least for Georgia) Jewish population.
“Hey, I am really sorry for all that anti-Israel stuff I have been doing for years and years. I am also really sorry that I left that Holocaust thing out of my book on Israel and all the other things. Yeah, really sorry about that. Have you met my Grandson Jason, he is running for Congress and he really likes Jews.”
The only thing worse than no apology is a convenient apology. Funny, I didn’t think I could like Jimmy Carter less, I guess I was wrong.
December 26, 2009 at 5:54 pm
As if the Kennedy family wasn't bad enough, now Carters.
December 28, 2009 at 5:12 am
Those comparing Israel to South Africa always conveniently leave out the part where Nelson Mandela did not consider blowing up civilians to be a legitimate debating tactic.
December 28, 2009 at 10:18 pm
So what else is new? The holier than thou politician–whether Carter or Obama–is just as much a political opportunist as those they insult and deride for not being "pure" enough
—Deacon John M. Bresnahan.
December 30, 2009 at 2:33 am
Carter, in my opinion, was the worst president we ever had. Why can't we have more presidents like Reagan. I hope his grandson loses the election by a landslide!!!
January 2, 2010 at 7:21 am
(a) Carter did not apologize to the Jews. What the media calls his “apology” was a mangled prayer to God for forgiveness of sin. However, as a Christian, he already believes he’s forgiven for his sins (see his interview in Playboy November 1976), so either he’s a hypocrite or he converted to Judaism and no one knows about it.
(b) He did not apologize for being anti-Semitic. He only talked about stigmatizing Israel. His anti-Semitism has been fully documented elsewhere (antisemite.org).
(c) He did not even apologize for stigmatizing Israel. He mentioned that he may have contributed to the stigmatization of Israel (“for any words or deeds of mine that may have done so”). That’s not an apology. A real apology entails an admission of guilt (i.e., “I’m sorry that I did such and such”).
(d) A proper apology also requires the intention to change behavior, a commitment that was absent in his letter. In fact, he pretends one can criticize the Jewish state as long as we avoid stigmatizing Israel (“we must not permit criticisms for improvement to stigmatize Israel”)—as if somehow that is possible.
“An enemy dissembles with his speech,/Inwardly he harbors deceit. Though he be fair-spoken do not trust him . . His hatred may be concealed by dissimulation,/But his evil will be exposed to public view.” Proverbs 26:24-26.
January 8, 2010 at 9:24 pm
Jimmy Carter's apartheid analogy was totally apt. Look at the facts of Palestinian life under Israel and you could hardly not see it. But that's my opinion as you have yours. The difference is I can make my case. And get your facts right: the grandson isn't running for Congress and only might be running for the state senate, depending on whether the incumbent leaves for a US ambassadorship. The district in question is only 2% Jewish.
February 7, 2010 at 5:50 am
Why such a negative short commentary on Jimmy Carter? By the time I came to the US he was no longer President but he seems to be a really decent and compassionate man. Habitat for humanities comes to mind. Here's another link I found with some info on him – http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0709/24918.html
I overheard a negative comment about Carter and decided to Google him. That's how I saw this web page. Your little report just isn't persuasive at all.
Of course, one can always try Wikipedia to learn more about him for free.
February 7, 2010 at 6:07 am
We Americans really need to be more informed. Don't just listen to the mainstream media.
Here's a link I found eye-opening. http://www.fpa.org/
Watch the interview of Mr. Zbigniew Brzezinski or read the transcript here:
http://www.fpa.org/usr_doc/Brzezinski.pdf
I found enlightening his answer to this question: "Could you give us a statement on the importance of education and understanding the world?"
June 14, 2010 at 4:56 pm
Lastly Jimmy Carter feeling sorry.
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