Surprising? No. Appalling? Yes.
"Carter embraces Hamas official at West Bank meeting," by Josef Federman for the Associated Press:
JERUSALEM - Former President Carter angered Israel's government Tuesday by embracing a Hamas politician during a visit to the West Bank, ignoring Israeli and U.S. designation of the Islamic militants as a terror group. Israel accused Carter, the broker of the first Arab-Israeli peace accord, of "dignifying" extremists. But Carter vowed to meet Hamas' supreme leader this week in Syria.
Carter, a Nobel Peace laureate, also laid a wreath at Yasser Arafat's grave, another break with U.S. policy during a private peace mission to the Middle East that includes stops in Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and Syria — where the virulently anti-Israel Hamas movement has its headquarters. Carter returns to Israel on Monday.
Carter has been shunned by Israel this week, and the White House has criticized him for his willingness to meet with Hamas leaders. Carter says the U.S. and Israel should stop isolating the group, whose control of the Gaza Strip threatens to undermine Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts.
"Since Syria and Hamas will have to be involved in a final peace agreement, they have to be involved in discussions that lead to final peace," Carter said in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
During the graveside ceremony, a two-man honor guard escorted the 83-year-old Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. Carter placed the wreath on the grave, then solemnly nodded before turning away. Later, a Palestinian host told Carter that Arafat's resting place was temporary, and the Palestinians hope to move his remains to Jerusalem one day. Carter did not react.
President Bush blamed Arafat for the breakdown of peace talks and subsequent wave of violence and cut off of contacts with the longtime Palestinian leader before he died in 2004. Bush did not visit Arafat's grave when he visited Ramallah this year.
Carter also attended a reception organized by his office for Palestinian dignitaries in Ramallah. At the gathering, Carter embraced Nasser Shaer, a senior Hamas politician, meeting participants said. Embraces between men are a common custom in Arab culture.
"We hugged each other, and it was a warm reception," Shaer said. "Carter asked what he can do to achieve peace between the Palestinians and Israel ... and I told him the possibility for peace is high."
Shaer, who served as deputy prime minister and education minister in the Hamas-led Palestinian government that unraveled last year, is considered a leading member of the Islamic militant group's pragmatic wing. After a stint in an Israeli prison last year, he is now a professor at a West Bank university, teaching comparative religion.
Palestinians say Shaer, an academic, was not involved in Hamas attacks against Israel, and Israel has never charged him with violent activity.
Bridge for Sale. Shaer is nonetheless still a member of an organization committed to the destruction of Israel.
More on this spectacle in "Carter kisses Hamas terrorist," by Aaron Klein for World Net Daily:
RAMALLAH, West Bank – Former President Jimmy Carter today warmly embraced a top Hamas terrorist and laid a wreath on the gravesite of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, whom Carter called a "peace fighter" and a "dear friend," according to Palestinian officials speaking to WND.
Visiting the West Bank city of Ramallah, Carter attended a reception with Nasser Shaer, a senior Hamas leader. The reception was closed to the media, but according to participants and the Hamas leader, Carter hugged Shaer and kissed him on each cheek, the customary greeting for good friends. Many U.S. diplomats refrain from kissing Palestinian officials.
Prior to embracing Shaer, Carter met with officials from Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah organization at the Muqata, the main Fatah headquarters.
Carter paid a visit to the gravesite of Arafat, who is buried just outside the Muqata. Palestinian officials who escorted Carter told WND the former president paused for a moment of silence at Arafat's grave before laying a wreath there.
The Palestinian officials quoted Carter stating Arafat was a "peace fighter and a dear friend of mine."
They also quoted Carter calling Arafat a "partner in representing the question of justice in the world."
Arafat is a 'dear friend'?
Not surprising, as Carter probably has no friends by now.
Carter lost in a landslide by the American populus in 1980, while he was in his prime.
His actions currently speak of hateful bigotry against Israel and unfortunately, dementia.
"....Yasser Arafat, whom Carter called a "peace fighter"
Of course, because Islam is a religion of peace, just as Cartraitor is a loyal American and defender of freedom.
I read that Carter blames the Jews for his loss to Reagan. After Reagan received a historically high number of votes from Jewish Americans,a constituency that usually votes for the dems.Reportedly, Carter has never forgiven the Jews for that loss.Carter also appears to suffer from Bush derangement syndrome (BDS) and dementia.
Since Syria and Hamas will have to be involved in a final peace agreement, they have to be involved in discussions that lead to final peace," Carter said in the West Bank city of Ramallah.
How does Mr. Carter think "final peace" can be achieved with people who have unequivocally declared that they intend to destroy Israel and will never accept its legitimacy? How do you negotiate with that?
Why do Western pundits and politicians absolutely refuse to believe what these savages repeat ad infinitum? If after sixty years of Israel fighting for its survival they still cannot fathom the immense chasm separating Western and islamic values, fair play, ethics, morality and integrity, what will convince them that this miserable debacle cannot be resolved by diplomats, concessions, a Palestinian state, or any other tried and true Western remedy? The West should have learned all it needs to know about islamic perfidy and malevolence in the sixty years of Israel's existence if not from studying islam's entire bloody, destructive, genocidal history.
Jimmy Carter is a traitor, a fool, and completely clueless about islam. This problem will never be solved until the leaders of the West understand the islamic ethos, agenda, doctrine, and history. As these savages continue to invade our lands and work to destroy our nations, it is utterly disgraceful that every major player in the Western world is constrained by the shackles of political correctness, unable to confront their self-imposed nightmare because to do so would be an admission of the failure of multiculturalism. They will callously allow their own innocent citizens to die at the hands of "a few fanatics" to sustain their feckless utopia.
Jimmy needs to be put on a leash - a very short leash.
Did Carter really say that about the late unlamented Yasser Arafat (murderer and boss of murderers, embezzler and standover thug, infinitely corrupt, infinitely debauched, a Person of the Lie who could not tell the truth for two minutes together)?
'A peace fighter'. 'A dear friend'.
ICK. I FEEL SICK.
And...he's embracing HAMAS - people who openly declare they want to kill ALL the Jews in Israel, indeed, all the Jews in the world? Hamas, whose Charter quotes the hideous 'Protocols' - with approval?
He's kissing up to Hitler fans! To people whose hands are dripping with Jewish blood.
He goes baaing and bleating into the jihadi lairs, and he doesn't see that behind those oily smiles they're plotting mass murder, mass rape, and mass vandalism of both Israel and the USA and - basically - the entire planet.
Oh for Oriana Fallaci. The sheer horribleness of this spectacle demands a string of ferocious Italian curses, like a river of boiling oil.
Dhimmi Carter is right, Arafat was a peace fighter. Arafat fought peace his entire life.
"Yasser Arafat, whom Carter called a "peace fighter" and a "dear friend,"
Dhimmi Carter has never met a terrorist he did not like...he has played a major role in the continuing ME violence..he has sold out the Israelies every chance he could find...he continues to do today. HE probably has sold out the Americans as well..Traitor!..
HE probably has sold out the Americans as well..Traitor!..
Posted by: pulsar182 at April 16, 2008 6:09 AM
Definitely, Carter started a trend of trechery, followed by other American presidents.......
Clnton:
http://www.blessedcause.org/proof/Clinton%20Embracing%20Islam%20selling%20out%20children.htm
Bush:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010917-11.html
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010917-11.html
Thank you, Jimmy/Dhimmi Carter/Traitor!
HE probably has sold out the Americans as well..Traitor!..
Posted by: pulsar182 at April 16, 2008 6:09 AM
Definitely, Carter started a trend of trechery, followed by other American presidents.......
Clnton:
http://www.blessedcause.org/proof/Clinton%20Embracing%20Islam%20selling%20out%20children.htm
Bush:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010917-11.html
Thank you, Jimmy/Dhimmi Carter/Traitor!
Sorry for the duplication. Please delete the former of the two.
Thanks.
Dhimmi Carter lays a wreath at Arafat's grave; the Pope prays at Gound Zero.
Dhimmi Carter lays a wreath at Arafat's grave; the Pope prays at Ground Zero.
Can we nominate dhimmmi carter for the Neville chamberlin award, for actions indicating the most stupidty and groveling before thugs and criminals. Placing a wreath on a terrorist's thug's grave is the worst groveling of all. I guess dhimmi carter still pats himself on the back for placing the ayatollaha criminals in charge of Iran.
Maybe Mr. Carter needs to find a nice retirement home to retire to.
Well, yeah.
Arafat WAS a 'Peace Fighter.'
He fought peace whenever he could.
"Peace fighter"... wow.
Well, yeah.
Arafat WAS a 'Peace Fighter.'
He fought peace whenever he could.
Peanut Khadr is no Dhimmi.
Peanut Khadr is a vile and evil cretin, a malevolent Jew hater and a scumbag as bad and worse than any Ham-ass member. Yes, he fought peace whenever he could.
He took his 30 pieces of silver and built his mausoleum on petro-dollars, that was bad enough. It almost put him on a par with Willy Clitman. But now he is desperate to go down in history as the man who destroyed Israel, and that's NO CAN DO.
Be gone, Khadr. Be gone!
Carter is a sick man. He should be confined to an institution for the mentally ill or criminally stupid. I have written so much about this foolish man all the time hoping G-d will NOW point him toward where he should spent eternity for his callous meddling. He frankly never made any sence and just sinks deeper into his liberal hysteria with each appearance. Roselyn should be preventing him from this but I suspect she is just as much an idiot.
Jimmy Carter said this the other day:
“In a democracy, I realize you don’t need to talk to the top leader to know how the country feels. When I go to a dictatorship, I only have to talk to one person and that’s the dictator, because he speaks for all the people.”
Can you think of a more unamerican world view than this?
Arafat's grave should not contain heroic platitudes about his service to the Palestinians.
It should read something like "here lies the body of the thief who robbed you blind."
A previous audit of the Palestinian Authority revealed that President Yasser Arafat diverted $900 million in public funds to a special bank account he controlled.
Read it here: http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/Read.aspx?GUID=8DBC95D5-D27A-4E9C-8282-5598F565D1DB
"Dhimmi Carter ... lays wreath on Arafat's grave."
It's not surprising, but it further serves to diminish the already sullied reputation of the Nobel Peace Prize they both received.
Anyone know who sits on the Peace Prize committee, and what the selection process is?
just what does this phrase mean - "bridge for sale" - that I keep reading in here these days?
just what does this phrase mean - "bridge for sale" - that I keep reading in here these days?
Ate too many nuts, obviously.
Freddie in the 19th century, New York City was (as it is today) a magnet for rural Americans and immigrants alike. Swindlers, seeking to take advantage of these greenhorns' naivete, often sold them the title to the Brooklyn Bridge as a way to part them from their money. In American English "bridge for sale" is a reference to this swindle and indicates that the speaker considers a potential customer to be a naif.
Peace fighter - wtf!
/Like Rasputin was a rake for chastity.
The man was a cowardly and incompetent president to say the least and lost deservedly to Reagan.
Though now he's gone beyond the pale and is directly meddling in affairs of state and meets with a terrorist organization.
He's nuts and a embarassment to the country.
He needs to be put on a leash.
Dhimmi Carter is right, Arafat was a peace fighter. Arafat fought peace his entire life.
Posted by: Elric66
LOL!! Good one!!
Jimmy Carter - Dhimmi for Life!
Carter, a Nobel Peace laureate, also laid a wreath at Yasser Arafat's grave (with a moment of silence). . .
During the graveside ceremony, a two-man honor guard escorted the 83-year-old Carter and his wife, Rosalynn. Carter placed the wreath on the grave, then solemnly nodded before turning away. Later, a Palestinian host told Carter that Arafat's resting place was temporary, and the Palestinians hope to move his remains to Jerusalem one day.
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One Nobel Peace laureate showing his respects to a fellow Nobel Peace laureate--one bad and the other one of the most ironically grotesque figures ever to receive the honor.
By the way, the comment about the plan to move Arafat's remains to Jerusalem are anything but neutral comments. The "Palestinians" will build a big mausoleum for Yasser when they have destroyed Israel and taken Jerusalem for their capital. That is the meaning of this unnamed Palestinian host's comments.
I dunno ... I'd kinda like to place something on Arafat's grave, myself.
Of course, my gift would require a bag and scooper to remove it afterward ...
Compliments of my unclean pug, Penelope.
MP, I happen to know, Jed Clampett bought the Brooklyn Bridge. So there.
"All we are saying... is give Jew-hating murderers a chance"
Ate too many nuts, obviously.
Posted by: profitsbeard
LOL!! Jimmy the Nut-Job!
Sounder -Was Miss Hathaway an accomplice, or merely an enabler?
Three simple words about this traitor:
CANCEL. PASSPORT. NOW!!
Let the bastard retire in Ramallah, surrounded by wonderful Paleo friends.
I still remember:
"Just a day after Jimmy Carter's inaguration, he followed through on a contentious campaign promise, granting a presidential pardon to those who had avoided the draft during the Vietnam war by either not registering or traveling abroad."
even back then Jimmy loved those who regarded the United States as unworthy..
these days , he loves those who desire to kill Americans..he even kisses them..
After sweeping to victory two years' running as JW/DW "American Dhimmi of The Year," I second your nomination, Ummah Gummah, of Jimmy Carter for Dhimmi for Life!
Now, if Jimmy the Dhimmi will only just stay abroad the next 444 days as the honored "guest" of Iran's mullahs--after all, why snub HAMAS', Hezbollah's, and Syria's paymasters--and just keep talking away, he can come home with a piece of paper signed by President Ahmadinutjob himself, guaranteeing the Free World "Peace in our Time." That would certainly secure Jimmy's legacy and place in history--it worked for British PM Neville Chamberlain!
I cannot see why you so hard on this guy, he is only following the tradition of all the elected presidents the last 50 years
Dwight D.Eisenhower
Bombing Indonesia in 1958
Lyndon B. Johnson
Assisting Suharto and islam to take control of Indonesia
1,000,000 slaughtered
Tricky Dicky
Was vice president to Eisenhower
Bombing Indonesia in 1958
Gerald Ford
Gave the wink for East Timor to be invaded
300,000 dead
Jimmy the Peanut
Jew Hater
Ronny The Cowboy
Supplied Iraq weapon, including gas which he used on his own people
Papa Bush
Wouldn't finish Saddam who went on to murder 100.000 of helpless people
Willy Clinton
Bombed the Serbs for the moslems while his meat was being chewed
Baby Bush
Islamofascisn is a religion of peace
thanks for that explanation, MP, it's just the kind of thing I'd fall for!
thanks for that explanation, MP, it's just the kind of thing I'd fall for!