Carter's Crusade for Peace Sows Seeds of Hope in Middle East
Upon his arrival at Queen Alia international airport in Amman, Jordan, on April 20, former President Jimmy Carter (right) is greeted by Jordan's foreign ministry secretary general, Khaldun Talhoni. Full Article at Worldpress.org
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On the one hand, by meeting with the Hamas leader in Damascus, Jimmy Carter has given legitimacy to Hamas as part of the Palestinian national liberation movement. On the other hand, after the meeting, Hamas might come out as an organization that actually calls for peace with Israel rather than for the d...
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recognize Israel's right to exist within its pre-1967 borders
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To be fair to Carter it is also the case that the U.S. policy, the pro-democracy efforts in the Middle East are what resulted in Hamas coming to power in the first place ... So when asked the question whether it makes sense to insist on democracy in countries where some of the strongest feeling have to ...
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He is just wading into a situation that is contentious enough and something like this just complicates matters
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There’s been some pressure within the Arab world, suggesting that he shouldn’t go to Israel at this point if there are not indicators that he will be dealing with the Palestinians as well
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President Carter placed a telephone call to Ms. Rice to describe his itinerary and to inform her of his intended conversations. She was in Europe, and her deputy returned his call
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President Carter is a private citizen and he made a decision to not comply with what the State Department asked him to do.
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We counseled President Carter against going to the region and particularly against having contact with Hamas.
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The United States is not going to deal with Hamas, and we certainly told President Carter that we did not think meeting with Hamas was going to help the Palestinians who actually are devoted to peace.
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President Carter has the greatest respect for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and believes her to be a truthful person. However, perhaps inadvertently, she is continuing to make a statement that is not true
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