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Carter: Arafat fought for just causes
Ali Waked
Published: 15.04.08, 18:24
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31. Carter visit
jack bergman ,   N.Y. N.Y   (04.15.08)
Mr. Carter should remeber that he is not the president of the U.S. He should not be accorded any official recognition.
32. perspective: very few take him seriously in the US anyhow
Leon   (04.15.08)
His blundering idocy makes a good story, but the fact is almost all of America, left and right, think he is a moron. He isnt even a "hasbeen" like Bill Clinton is. We recongnized he was a failure while he was still in office. If it wasnt for Nixon, he would probably be known as the worst prez in the latter 20th century. So why would anyone take him seriously now?
33. Carter - a moral midget ...
Terry ,   Eilat, Israel   (04.15.08)
34. #16, it's called the Wahabi Lobby, and they pay very well
Barbara ,   USA   (04.15.08)
Big donations to "peace" centers and presidential libraries usually help sitting and ex-presidents see their way clear to pressuring and criticizing Israel in bizarre and logic-free ways.
35. A pathetic ex president
Natan   (04.15.08)
Yasser Arafat fought for the advancement of the Palestinians and other just causes in the world. ANd other just causes?????? Yes, if fattening his bank account is a just cause he than he was the "best" in this category. Suha will attest to it and will make a statement once she is back from shopping... Jimmy Carter will go down in history as one of the worse presidents ever, so let's be honest, who gives a crap about what he says or does!!!
36. Yeah for two of the most inept leaders of the past 30 years
jared ,   orlando   (04.15.08)
and i use the term "leaders" loosely the world is not a better place because of these two men , esp not Arafat, the crook....please
37. What could you expect from Poor White Trash
Gideon Reader   (04.15.08)
Former and still shameful U.S. President Carter was and still is completely in the picture regarding the circumstances surrounding the the March 1973 murders of Guy Eid and Cleo Noel Jr., both of whom were taken hostage by Arafat henchmen of Black September and at the personally directed order of Arafat, (May he rot in a porcine cesspool for eternity) Carter's paying respects to excrement like Arafat is not a shock, but rather what one would expect from the anti-Semitic iron filings of a Jimmy Carter and the magnet of a child molesting little goat shagger, such as was the corporal being of a Yassir Arafat. At a poinbt in the future I will happily visit the tomb of Carter in my time and laugh uproariously, loudly and dirisively at his grave.
38. He Never Met A Brutal, Left Wing Tyrant He Couldn't Say
Someting Nice About ,   Marietta USA   (04.15.08)
America's only certifiable Communist sympathizer President. Obama (or Hillary) would have been next, but thank God, the Jewish population of the US is low! Even at the height of my liberal insanity period, I voted for Reagan, and ONLY because of this biggot!
39. i take part back and make one change
jared ,   orlando   (04.15.08)
to previous submission. The world is a better place because of Carter , not Arafat. Though, since Egypt , Carter has not been helpful to the current and ongoing crisis in the region. In fact, his efforts have been hurtful and grave mischaracterizations of some peoples, particularly the Jews , in the region. Lets hope he can do some good in the future
40. Carter's visit
Grant Thomas ,   Brookfield, WI, USA   (04.15.08)
Carter is an embarrassment to the U.S. and to all Christians. He was a fool as president and couldn't free the hostages in Iran. He's more of an "old fool" now and I wish Israel has not allowed him into the area. The best thing to do is to completely ignore him, and I hope Bush will do the same.
41. carter
Lenny ,   NC US   (04.15.08)
hahahahah !!! What a loser - What is this nut, (play on words), doing over there anyway? I guess jesse jackson is next? What are they trying to do, help condi? A parade of idiots - is this all the US has to offer? Sick, very sick. I can't stop laughing. Thanks, Lenny
42. Send that peanut brain Carter........
Wise Saba ,   Western Negev   (04.15.08)
back to his peanut farm in Georgia. Jimmy Carter, America's worst president, ever.
43. Get out
myron ernst ,   USA   (04.15.08)
Get out of here, Jiminy Carter-Away- of- -Saudi&Emirate Money. The Israeli gov't should not allow carter to leave from Ben-Gurion airport. There is an international airport in Amman--let him leave from there. The next time the demented old fool wants to visit Israel, let him arrive in Cairo or Amman airport. More than this though, if Olmert has any coglioni, he would declare Carter persona non grata. He should have done this to begin with on this visit.
44. Keep the bastard in Ramallah
Natan   (04.15.08)
"Carter was greeted at the gravesite by Abed Elrahim, general secretary of the Palestinian presidency, who said the Palestinians hope to transfer Arafat's bones to Jerusalem" Please don't. No reason to contaminate the city...
45. $$ ISLAMIC DONATIONS WILL POUR INTO CARTER CENTER $$
dp ,   sf, usa   (04.15.08)
Adding to the already gigantic list of donors with questionable agenda's and a well of cash to finance promote those ideas.
46. Arafat got a wreath but Yad Vashem didnt
zionist forever   (04.15.08)
SUNDAY - Carter anounces he is planning to meet with Mahhal. MONDAY - Carter says he wants to be a mediator in the peace process. TUESDAY - Carter goes to lay a wreath at Arafats grave. I wonder what he has planned for the rest of the week... Al Zaquari or Osama Bin Laden if he has now taken a liking to terrrorists then they are a must meet. Also if he was so desperate to go lay wreaths why didnt he lay one at Yad Vasham when he was in Israel which was the first stop on his grand tour. The man is an anti semite who hates Israel & would be happy to see the jews driven into the sea if it would clear mean the palestians could take the place over make it part of their state. He loves himself a little to much and if he wants to do something usefull then buy a set of golf clubs retire to some out of the way place where he never has to open his anti semitc mouth again.
47. Carter is not stupid
Phil ,   US   (04.15.08)
The responders who called Carter stupid have missed the mark. This worst President in the history of the US is not a stupid man. However, he is an antisemitic bigot who advised Arafat not to accept Barak and Clinton's offer for a final peace deal. Whether Arafat paid attention to Carter is not known, but Carter did contribute to the tremendous loss of lives on both sides following Arafat's decisio0n to launch a terror war against Israel. In addition, the billions of dollars that Arafat and his cronies used to enjoy the good life while their people lived in poverty made carter identify with Araafat. Adfter all, how much money have Arabs contributed to his library---money that should have gone to helping poor Arabs. Carter is not stupid. He is a calculating bigot who is actively working aginst the best interests of the US.
48. #14
gadees ,   vanco.   (04.15.08)
Because they know the right man when they see one.Carter is a man of peace,his only crime was that he delivered Egypt right into the hands of Israel at a very low, low price.
49. Carter: "BWAAAAHHHHH...I miss my old buddy Yasser!!!"
Dr. Dave ,   NYC   (04.15.08)
No one on the planet has been more fooled by Arafat than naive, Jew-Hater Carter.
50. #27
gadees ,   vanco.   (04.15.08)
Everybody knows who is the terrorist and who kills children,women along with land stealing on a daily bases.You are not fooling anybody any more,the game is over stu....d
51. #39
gadees ,   vanco.   (04.15.08)
Retrospectively,Carter would have reconsidered his mediating role between Egypt and Israel had he known the true intentions of Israel.Way past his time that he sadly came to know the true face of the Apartheid state.Now he is trying to rectify the damages he had done earlier.
52. The I.A.F. should have dropped a bomb on
jason white ,   afula,israel   (04.15.08)
the grand kliegal. This anti Israel cracker should have joined arafat in hell. Who let the dog in. Leave it to another one of Israel's enemies,the unelected peres to talk with this pond scum. Too bad politicians never seem to die like others or retire and shut up.
53. Did you kiss him jimmy....
RICH ,   Raanana & NYC   (04.15.08)
This old fool has totally lost his mind...whats next meeting Osama, but of course he'll see no problem with that...This is totally treasonous!!!! Inhaling too much peanut air down on the plains will do that to a man who sucked down too much billy beer before during and after his president.
54. #50 Would that be Hamas?
Mark ,   Boston   (04.15.08)
They target civilians. Israel targets terrorists.
55. Carter is pure Evil!
Mark ,   Boston   (04.15.08)
Peres said that Carter was an obstacle to peace. He provokes people. He wrote a book without footnotes. He was a horrible president that founded habitat for Hamas.
56. CARTER: ARAFAT FOUGHT FOR SWISS BANK ACCOUNT
Best israeli blog at ,   Israellycool.com   (04.15.08)
(Oh! I forgot about that)
57. if helping swiss bankers isnt a good cause what is
zionist forever   (04.15.08)
Arafat stole $1 billion in foreign aid money and we all turned a blind eye and continued to give more because his swiss bankers were in need so it was charity. What a shame he didnt give all that stolen money to AIDS charities then maybe they would have had more to invest in finding the cure which would have saved his life but instead its being used to finance Suha living like royalty in Paris. When Carter says Arafat did alot for good causes in the world he makes himself sound like an old fool going senile. I dont there are many ordinary palestians who would say truthfully Arafat did alot for good causes around the world. The man was responsible for murder of both Israelis and Americans, theft, is one of the main reasons that Israel ever went into Lebanon in the 80s, he tried to overthrow King Hussain. He created inter faction fighting amongest the palestian groups to keep himself in power. His best friend was the genocidal maniac Saddam Hussain. There are very few who think Arafat did anything to help the palestians or anybody else eccept himself.
58. Reagan did more for world peace
Ronen ,   Jerusalem   (04.15.08)
Reagan did more for world peace and democracy by accelerating the arms race and driving the Soviets to bankruptcy. When the Soviets acknowledged their Bankruptcy Reagan was gracious and generous enough and thus we saw an improvement in East West relations and democracy. On the other hand When Carter was President the Soviets invaded Afghanistan and threatened other regions. Carter was not effective in deterring them. Nor did he deter the Iranians from kidnapping American Embassy personnel. Any former American president should be treated with respect, however we should not give him most of the the credit for the new world order and upsurge in democratic movements when Reagan contributed more to those trends, and Carter's regime saw a deterioration in these issues.
59. Evidence of Carter's Anti-Semitism
Mark ,   Boston   (04.15.08)
http://www.antisemite.org/ Carter falsely condemns Judaism as being superficial, petty, and oppressive
60. Under Carter, Al-Qaeda was created
MARK ,   Boston   (04.15.08)
He used Muslim extremists to attack the Soviet Union.
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