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Carter's book: Anti-Semitism, not peace
Rabbi Levi Brackman
Published: 29.12.06, 13:51
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31. Jimmy Carter
JK ,   NYC   (12.29.06)
As speaks as a traditional Christian and Christianity = Death to Jews and Jewishness. He, Baker and his kind and supporters are already working on the next Holocaust. Christianity as a religion and civilization cannot accept the Jewish State. A new video game out based upon the "Left Behind" book series is based on winners going to heaven during the rapture by converting and killing Jews. The video game was devised by former Jews. Jews for Jesus "true beleivers" are the most horribe Jew Haters around.
32. carter #15
T.D. ,   U.S.A.   (12.29.06)
Carter was one of the worst pres. in u.s. history! He left a legacy of PURE failure. I cant believe anyone ask him the time of day. But the liberals dont have much to offer except people just like him. To israel I say I am sorry for the past inaction, and wipe out the terrorist (yes terrorist). That is all they are!
33. mike #24
T.D. ,   usa   (12.29.06)
AMEN Brother!!
34. sad #2
(12.29.06)
with all due respect. your the one who needs to stay away from the subject of politics.
35. stick to building houses for the poor, Jimmy
Cameron ,   USA   (12.29.06)
As an American, I remember Carter only too well. He really was a bit of a disaster as president. Despite his efforts at Camp David with Sadat and Begin, we remember him as a politician who simply could not deal with, let alone resolve, the hostage crisis with Iran. A very good man in many ways, but totally unsuited for the brutal Machiavellian world of international politics. I have never forgotten that the Persians played him like a fiddle for his entire administration. I have also never forgotten the fact that the day Reagan took office, the Persians released all of the captives unconditionally. I think the Persians did a very correct assessment of each man's character and political ideology. Carter represents the high water mark o Liberalism in the US. When placed under stress, or challenged, it falters and fails. I personally cannot believe we have forgotten the lessons of the Carter era and are slowly lurching back to that nonsense. We will all pay a bitter price for returning to the arms of Liberalism.
36. senile Carter
Imma ,   Prague   (12.29.06)
Senile people should not be allowed to publish. I would send the shaygetz for a summer camp in Sderot.
37. I side with president Carter for your great book
Maria ,   Greece   (12.29.06)
The book is the most valued, shame on every body who criticize the book which is full of the valuable facts, it exposed the hypocrisy & dissimulation of the skanky israelis and those who back them.
38. carter VS Dershowitz
Fares ,   cleveland   (12.29.06)
you debate your equal .... Dershowitz is a vulgar ,idiot with a tunnel vision .. you don't debate zionists ,that is an insult to someone intelligence . puting him in one room with carter is an insult to carter .
39. Rabbi: Back your statements with facts
Khalid ,   The Netherlands   (12.29.06)
Instead of jumping to throw anti-semetism accusations, our revered Rabbi should have studied the facts on the ground. He should have taken some effort to look at the Btselem website or the website of Rabbis for human rights to get a closer look at what is really happening in the occupied territories. Our revered Rabbi knows very well that he has no facts to refute what Carter stated in his book. On the contrary, any facts he is going to search for, will only help to confirm what Carter stated in his book/ This left our Rabbi with no other option than to throw the old absurd accusation of anti-semitism.
40. Good piece. #1, what is anti-Semitism?
Steve ,   USA   (12.29.06)
Good question writer #1. Anti-semitism is generally defined as hostility toward or prejudice against Jews as a religious, racial, or ethnic group, which can range in expression from individual hatred (e.g., Jimmy Carter) to institutionalized, violent persecution. The rabbi wrote: "I do not use the term anti-Semite lightly; in fact, I am fundamentally against equating legitimate criticism of Israel with anti-Semitism." I understand this. Many Jews and non-Jews share the rabbi's view. I think the question is, what is "legitimate" criticism of Israel? For instance, criticism of Israel selling arms to Iran, in behalf of the Reagan administration in the early nineteen eighties, is legitimate criticism. The sort of criticism ---- we see from much of Europe and even by the current Bush administration ---- of Israel defending herself from Muslim terrorist violence is not legitimate criticism. I regard this criticism as "hostility toward or prejudice against Jews as a religious, racial, or ethnic group" and therefore motivated by anti-Semitism.
41. #6 Carter is not an anti-Semite?
Steve ,   USA   (12.29.06)
You wrote: "Carter is not an anti-semite. Arabs, the descendants of Ishmael, are semites. What he really means is "anti-the Children of Israel". But do we know that Arabs are Semites and not (for instance) Canaanites? Esau was a son of Isaac and Rebecca. Why didn't our Torah consider Esau an Israelite? Ishmael's mother, Hagar was an Egyptian. Mizraim (Egypt) was the son of Ham, the brother of Canaan, Put and Cush. Canaanites were known for sacrificing their children to their gods, Molech, Ba'al, etc.
42. #16, why not identify yourself as an Arab from Hebron?
Steve   (12.29.06)
43. Carter gets millions from jihadists, look at the money trail
Ron ,   LA   (12.29.06)
http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=26045 "Before his death in 2005, King Fahd was a longtime contributor to the Carter Center and on more than one occasion contributed million-dollar donations. In 1993 alone, the king presented Carter with a gift of $7.6 million. And the king was not the only Saudi royal to commit funds to Carter’s cause. As of 2005, the king’s high-living nephew, Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal, has donated at least $5 million to the Carter Center. "
44. who is anti-Semite for god sake?
robert ,   washington DC   (12.29.06)
for the first time, an american president pronounced the truth! Israel is the main cause of instability and guided by a mystical ideology that has caused the death of both Jews and Arabs. Those who defend Israel aggressive policies and try to silence their critics are unwittingly anti-semite as they will contribute to the final demise of this ugly zionist regime in Israel. Jews will never win the war in Palestine simply because they deny the native Palestinians the right to self-determination and they beleive their lie and they pathetically think that the world will buy it for good. Jews are not superior to other human and you got to stop this sick thought. Israelis are subject to criticism as the rest of us. Your ugly tactics to silence us not to talk againt the Israeli crime against Palestinine will backfire and will bring more and more opponents to the politics of occupation.
45. SPEAK UP!!!
ami ,   USA   (12.29.06)
Three, he hints that Israel is bad for Christians and Christianity as well. This Carter doesn't speak for me and I know there are millions of people who supports Israel's right to exist and have the right to defend their territory, and keeping the three terrorities: Golan Heights (Syria), West Bank (Jordan) and Gaza (Egypt) for more protection. Since Gaza was given back to Gazan muslims, that terrority was a test, a proof and a revelation that Muslim is not partner in peace! Israel have the right to put up a wall to keep terrorists out, not only the Palestinians, but also any muslims' state sponsored terrorisms (Hamas, Hezbollah, Muslims Brotherhood, and etc). Why should we listen to what Carter preach this anti-Israel book to the whole world? My big question is: Why are the Israelis not doing anything about Olmert, their prime minister who's also doing the most damage to the country of Israel? If you, Israelis, don't like what Olmert is doing - SPEAK UP!!!! If you, Israelis, don't like what the USA President and his administration is telling the PM to RESTRAIN, SPEAK UP!!!
46. The rabbi is clueless. Carter is not an anit-Semite.
Persian CAT   (12.29.06)
What's important about Carter's book is that it has shattered one of the most valued TABOOS the Zionist had created in the US. Linking APARTHEID and Zionism had been a great contribution due to Carter's courage. Many American people have know FACT for a long time but their leadership have been muzzled by the Zionist money and pressure. That's what makes Carter a great man. Exposing faud, spin, cruelty and crimes of a group of crazies with money and power is everybody's duty.
47. #5. Let me answer that.
Persian CAT   (12.29.06)
Carter is just ignoring this Alan Dershowitz (the intellectual force behind the Jews-for-Torture) because Carter is busy building houses for the needy and has no time for the scumbags or the likes Dershwitz! Alan, you must be missing the apartheid in SA badly, don't you?
48. Carter & his book
ISSY DYKMAN ,   ISRAEL   (12.29.06)
Look for the motive. What makes Carter write a book that is Anti Semitic, Anti Israel & pro Arab ? Follow the money trail.
49. It's a terrfic book!
Aaron   (12.29.06)
He gives both sides of all the arguments he presents and then states his opinions and conclusions based on his intimate knowledge of the events and people involved. He draws the obvious conclusion that Israel's policies have mostly been about the acquisition of land. This hysteria squealing just makes just points out why his book is so important and of course sells more books. Great work!
50. Persian Cat
Margaret   (12.29.06)
Your wrong,according to most of the polls, most Americans have consistently supported Israel over the years for many reasons and I am sorry to dissapoint you but I sincerly doubt Mr.Carter's book is going to change that.
51. Fares
Jane   (12.29.06)
How about telling your imams to condemn rather than inciting Islamofacism?
52. Maria
Jane   (12.29.06)
The skank is you, Maria the Greek terror-sympathiser. Carter's book is based on many pseudo-facts. Look up the Greek root for pseudo, moron. It means false, just like your agenda.
53. Fares
Jane   (12.29.06)
Funny Fares, most of us see it the other way around. Carter sold his country out and paved the way for Islamofacism. Oh, right. That's why you like him.
54. Jimmy Carter
Big Al ,   Rananna   (12.29.06)
It seems like his peanuts grew between his ears. He was a patethic president and a worse author
55. Carter
Big Al ,   Rananna   (12.29.06)
Not much money in peanuts plenty bucks in this kind of sick literature
56. The creep should be declared personna non-
jason white ,   afula,israel   (12.29.06)
grata in Israel.All American Jews should boycott this liar. I wonder how much "donations" his center received from the sand crabs? Just like his brother billy got from gaddafi.
57. I've heard Carter speak while pushing his book
Steve G ,   Kew Gardens, NY, USA   (12.30.06)
I've heard Carter at least twice while he is on tour promoting his book. His position is that palestinians can do no wrong, Israel can do no right. The classic Euro-left anti-semitic smear. He may dodge the questions in the book, but in his interviews, he makes no secret of his positions. I regret having voted for him. There is a reason why the Democrats didn't let him speak at their conventions for over 20 years.
58. To #44 robert washington DC
Jul   (12.30.06)
The main cause of instability in the world is not Israel, but rather the amerikan addiction to oil and cheap labour (slavery)
59. Carter's book
Ibrahim El-Awal ,   Dearborn, Michigan   (12.30.06)
Thank you Carter for being a good Palestinian. Nasrralaah could not have written a better book. I hope that Carter was paid well. Ahmadinejad has enough money. The book is not selling but 68000 were sold to Muslim organizations that will give them to American and European libraries and schools. Can he be sued?
60. Carter the Brave
Peter ,   USA   (12.30.06)
As noted earlier Carter is to busy helping the poor and needy and the reason he is helping the Palestinians is for the sames reason, their being taken advantage of as well as pushed out of there home country like 2nd class citizens, just like the Germans initiated against the jews prior to WW2. As for follow the money trail, please he has more wealth than he needs!
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