washingtonpost.com— I know from personal involvement that Israel's invasion of Gaza could have been avoided, says former president Jimmy Carter.
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Former President Carter writes: "... Hamas leaders also agreed to accept any peace agreement that might be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the PLO, provided it was approved by a majority vote of Palestinians in a referendum or by an elected unity government." Question: If Hamas leaders refer to negotiations between Israelis and PA President Abbas, why is it that Israel is now being called upon to negotiate with Hamas ? Isn't Abu Mazen (Abbas) the proper negotiating partner ?Further, President Carter writes: "... On another visit to Syria in mid-December, I made an effort for the impending six-month deadline to be extended. It was clear that the preeminent issue was opening the crossings into Gaza. Representatives from the Carter Center visited Jerusalem, met with Israeli officials and asked if this was possible in exchange for a cessation of rocket fire. The Israeli government informally proposed that 15 percent of normal supplies might be possible if Hamas first stopped all rocket fire for 48 hours. This was unacceptable to Hamas, and hostilities erupted."And in closing, he writes: "The hope is that when further hostilities are no longer productive, Israel, Hamas and the United States will accept another cease-fire, at which time the rockets will again stop and an adequate level of humanitarian supplies will be permitted to the surviving Palestinians, with the publicized agreement monitored by the international community. The next possible step: a permanent and comprehensive peace." Question: Why is Jimmy Carter replacing PA President Abu Mazen as the proper negotiating party with Hamas ?
Former President Carter writes: "... Hamas leaders also agreed to accept any peace agreement that might be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the PLO, provided it was approved by a majority vote of Palestinians in a referendum or by an elected unity government."Emphasis for the slow: "... Hamas leaders ... agreed to accept any peace agreement that might be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ..."
Why yes he did, and he was correct the Zionists approached Hitler offering collaboration for Germany to ship Jews to Palestine and then the Zionists would attack the British.Yup, bastards all of them.
Closed AccountJan 8, 2009
Former President Carter writes: "... Hamas leaders also agreed to accept any peace agreement that might be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the PLO, provided it was approved by a majority vote of Palestinians in a referendum or by an elected unity government." Question: If Hamas leaders refer to negotiations between Israelis and PA President Abbas, why is it that Israel is now being called upon to negotiate with Hamas ? Isn't Abu Mazen (Abbas) the proper negotiating partner ?Further, President Carter writes: "... On another visit to Syria in mid-December, I made an effort for the impending six-month deadline to be extended. It was clear that the preeminent issue was opening the crossings into Gaza. Representatives from the Carter Center visited Jerusalem, met with Israeli officials and asked if this was possible in exchange for a cessation of rocket fire. The Israeli government informally proposed that 15 percent of normal supplies might be possible if Hamas first stopped all rocket fire for 48 hours. This was unacceptable to Hamas, and hostilities erupted."And in closing, he writes: "The hope is that when further hostilities are no longer productive, Israel, Hamas and the United States will accept another cease-fire, at which time the rockets will again stop and an adequate level of humanitarian supplies will be permitted to the surviving Palestinians, with the publicized agreement monitored by the international community. The next possible step: a permanent and comprehensive peace." Question: Why is Jimmy Carter replacing PA President Abu Mazen as the proper negotiating party with Hamas ?
Closed AccountJan 9, 2009
Former President Carter writes: "... Hamas leaders also agreed to accept any peace agreement that might be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, who also heads the PLO, provided it was approved by a majority vote of Palestinians in a referendum or by an elected unity government."Emphasis for the slow: "... Hamas leaders ... agreed to accept any peace agreement that might be negotiated between the Israelis and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ..."
Closed AccountJan 9, 2009
If the parties to negotiations recognize him as a proper negotiating partner, he is one, regardless of what he wrote or when.
imrananwarJan 13, 2009
Shameful that in the meantime Bush is taking orders directly from Olmert, PM of Israel, according to Olmert's own statement. SHAME.<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ejy04yDJT8">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Ejy04yDJT8</a>Imran<a class="user" href="http://imran.com/media/blog/">http://imran.com/media/blog/</a>
Closed AccountJan 13, 2009
Why yes he did, and he was correct the Zionists approached Hitler offering collaboration for Germany to ship Jews to Palestine and then the Zionists would attack the British.Yup, bastards all of them.