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Carter 'reluctantly' backs Palestinian UN bid
Associated Press
Published: 14.09.11, 07:30
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1. Politicians by definition are shameless, but this guy
tom ,   tel aviv   (09.14.11)
is elevating both stupidity and cluelessnes to a new level. I am certain that he had a long and "honest" talk with himself before reluctantly arriving at this bovine conclusion. What a prime Chump!
2. Jimmy who?
Shalom ,   Ashdod, IL   (09.14.11)
Does anybody anywhere in this world listen to this idiot?
3. who could have guessed Jimmy the peanut would support it
zionist forever   (09.14.11)
Only a fool would think that peanut brain there would not back a palestinian state. The man is as predictable as always. Jimmy please do the world a favour find a place to curl up and live out the rest of your life never showing your face again or uttering a word.
4. Mr. Carter - please learn to read your Bible!
Jouko ,   Kuopio,Finland.   (09.14.11)
It is really amazing thing that Mr Cater says he is a devout christian but then he insisis on being above God in authority. Mr. Carter - how do twist the promises to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob about the land made by GOD Himself. Jesus said that whoever changes the Law, shall be called the smallest in heavean. Whose land are the israelis occupying but their own!!!
5. we know about the peace with Egypt
ghostq   (09.14.11)
you think this even rational, he isn't even in term.
6. Carter created much of this mess and still does not get it
Eric ,   Tel Aviv & NY   (09.14.11)
Carter messed things up with the revolution in Iran causing the nuclear weapons crisis we now have. He also took a strong Israel ally and helped them be taken over by radicals that hate and fund attacks on Israel. Now he backs one of these groups? He has never understood the Arab mentality and has acted as a fool in everything he has done in the Middle East for 4 decades.
7. As Usual: Carter OUT OF LINE With US Policy
EZRA THE PROUD JEW ,   USA-ISRAEL   (09.14.11)
AND popular opinion. The Americans DO NOT support a palestinian state, period. Carter is a communist, repressionist and propagandist for his insane overlord politics. it will be so nice when we doin't have to hear his prejudice against everyone who opposes him and his idiotic ideals (that would be the majority). His failed policies STILL have us in troubled waters. Carter is the worlds PUTZ.
8. the fool's club
Jerry   (09.14.11)
Carter, just another idiot joining the circus.
9. Arab Winter
Yaacov   (09.14.11)
I can't understand why they keep calling this Arab Spring. It has brought anything but hope and peace... just look at the facts on the ground
10. valuable opinions & right desicions
tiki ,   belgium   (09.14.11)
Old fool CARTER is the man!
11. Selling Land for Peace to the Israelis
Logic ,   Israel   (09.14.11)
is now like selling snow to the Inuit. The Camp David accords are unraveling before our eyes and this genius demands more withdrawals and promotes unilateral PLO steps that scrap all previous international agreements brokered by the US!
12. Don't forget - Carter supports settlements
Brian Cohen ,   Judean Peoples Front   (09.14.11)
Poor daft Jimmy still doesn't know right from wrong and can't even remember that he was here in the high hills of Judea a couple of years ago. What did he say when he was here? My gosh, that some of the settlements are indeed an integral part of Israel and should never be turned over to Arab rule. Yes, Jimmy Carter said that, in front of the cameras and on the record. Here, see for yourselves: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5sJ4ppJ3uM Go to the 1:56 mark and here Jimmy say it...
13. Thank you dear Mr, Carter.
Salma ,   Palestine   (09.14.11)
Any one who has common sense will back Palestinian UN bid.
14. why UN?
observer ,   Egypt   (09.14.11)
because self-determination is not negotiable.
15. NO FOOL LIKE AN OLD FOOL
LAWRENCE ,   SAFED ISRAEL   (09.14.11)
And Jimmah is an old fool.
16. If it is an anti-Israel position, Carter would be there!!
JBI ,   Israel   (09.14.11)
17. Reviled and slandered
graczek ,   Maryland, USA   (09.14.11)
Jimmy Carter is, perhaps except for Barack Obama, the most reviled, slandered, and libeled President we have had. Good deeds, I supposed, never go unpunished, and this is a man of good deeds, a true, traditional Christian man who sees things the way God and Jesus teach us. He was a President who put morality and righteousness over expediency. Shame on his detractors!
18. Carter A Fool
ACortez ,   Anaheim, CA, USA   (09.14.11)
The only supporters this fool has in America are the liberal twits and the media that supports them. Don't listen to American media because they don't speak for the majority of America. The Arabs will learn a tough lesson after the UN vote.
19. #14 NON-OBSERVER
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (09.14.11)
In order for the UN to tell them that their wish is impossible to grant, not withing the provisions of the UN Charter Now, go to Cairo, where you have never been, count how many floors there are in the Embassy of Israel As usual, you proved once again, that you can't discern reality from a spoonful of beans
20. To All Commentator
Harold ,   USA   (09.14.11)
Jimmy Carter is a respectful man all over the world except Istael because he talk the truth. He started peace and still talking peace. Those who comment against Mr. Carter do not want peace and prefer occupation of Palestinian lands and colonization.
21. Corruption and 30 pieces of silver
Brod ,   USA   (09.14.11)
How many former Presidents have been corrupted by the Saudis-Wahhabhists with their millions of dollars? Carter and Bill Clinton are the prominent ones who have become crusaders of the Arab Islamist-Jihadist world against Israel. They have sold their soul to the devil for '30 pieces of silver.'
22. Carter needs to be put away
Mike Caton ,   USA   (09.14.11)
Are there no rest homes for the elderly in Georgia? Are there no sanitariums? Are there no insane asylums?
23. #17 Justly reviled, never slandered
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (09.14.11)
Highest inflation rate in recent American History under his leadership He totally failed to get the American Hostages in Iran released Christian, maybe, incompetent most certainly He as at least was President,, a failed one, that can't be denied Carter is the role model for Obama, two nerds in way over their heads Who did you model yourself on, a load of fertilizer ?
24. #20 Harold
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (09.14.11)
America respected him so highly, he lost his re-election attempt by a landslide Rotten economy, rampant inflation while he wa President, he also failed to get the American Hostages released, which was a major black mark against him Surely, even you must that the major cost of his Presdential Library was paid for by the Arabs he was prone to favor in his decisions Carter was in way over his head and he proved it without any outside help
25. Like he "reluctantly" supported Iranian Mullahs?
William ,   Israel   (09.14.11)
resulting in a greater oppression of Iranians and the death, directly and indirectly, of thousands of people across the region. Carter should be ashamed of himself.
26. #14 - self-determination isn't...
William ,   Israel   (09.14.11)
but where you self-determine is. If I come to your house and claim self-determination there, and pretend to be sovereign, you wouldn't hesitate to kick my ass and throw me out of your house. Same here. "Palestinians" can have self-determination in Gaza and West Bank - it was offered a dozen times since 1948, but rejected. However, "Palestinians" CANNOT have self-determination inside Israel, in our holy places, and instead of Jewish self-determination which is a human right and non-negotiable. Ergo, 1967 lines are not legally or morally feasible. Right of Return is negated completely. And Jerusalem must be shared with Jewish residents allowed to continue living in their homes (i.e. not another ethnic cleansing of Jews like in 1948). Coexistence means just that, and Abbas has said no to that already.
27. #13 - most people with common sense reject your bid
William ,   Israel   (09.14.11)
because they know its a ploy, and they are mature enough to know it won't amount to anything except more tensions in the ME. Now, if Abbas came to the table and negotiated a sovereign State that DOES NOT steal away Israeli sovereignty, right to Jewish holy places, nor send YOUR population as fake refugees to our country, you'd have a State tomorrow. Your rights do not trump the rights of others - and it's time you learned that.
28. #17 - average Iranians also curse Carter...
William ,   Israel   (09.14.11)
with good reason.
29. I reluctantly read this article
ex-frummie ,   johannesburg, S.A.   (09.14.11)
Carter - what a doofuss.
30. #26 Israel didn't negotiate self-determination in 1948
observer ,   Egypt   (09.14.11)
no single world country recognizes West Bank & Gaza as not occupied. no single world country recognizes West Bank & Gaza as disputed territory.
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