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Carter apologizes for 'stigmatizing Israel'
Yitzhak Benhorin
Published: 21.12.09, 22:54
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1. no i know he's senile
david ,   new york   (12.21.09)
antisemites like that do not apologize for their anti-semitism. he should jump in a lake.
2. The Old Fool's Trying to Clear His Conscience b4 He Dies!
Bluto ,   Cincinnati, USA   (12.21.09)
3. Too little too late!
Jared ,   Toronto, Canada   (12.21.09)
4. Carter Learns From Hamas: Lie to Look Good In Public
Izzie Irgun ,   zion   (12.21.09)
After all he has said and done, jimmy carter asks for an Al hait, here is is Jimmy: DROP DEAD YOU ARE ETERNAL SCUM. Carter could beg for 50 years and my answer would be the same, you went too far for forgiveness, you need to make yourself whole with your maker not us. After all the lies, insinuations, the misrepresentations and piublic attakcs, now you offer attonement. No WAY ... lets give Carter what he deserves, a big no. Let him go live with his terrorist buddies in gaza. and beg for forgiveness. He is an embarassement to the US and just so he knows, we did not forget his calling everybody who disagreee with obama, a Racist. Based on the last poll that included 96% of Israel. To conlcude: Carter is lower than camel dung and smells no better.
5. shut the heck up, bastard
(12.21.09)
you have done unimaginable damage and it is entirely too too late to even think of forgiving you for the many lies in your book, your many disparaging remarks and twisting of the truth regarding our country and community and for lending a helping hand, supporting and encouraging the islamic terrorists of hamass and other arabists rejectionists of israel as a jewish country to kill us, to murder jews, to terrorise us in our land and you, sir, it is know, never ever met a TERRORIST OR ISLAMIC TOTALITARIAN DESPOT OR A TYRANT YOU DID'T LIKE. our situration in the usa and in israel is the result of your presidency and your love affair with the mullahs of the world. look what you have done to the usa, never mind israel go to hell, and remember, while going there, make sure you and your wife stop to put another wreath on arafat's grave, as you both did umpteen times. HOW COULD YOU PUT A WREATH ONM A TERRORIST, LIAR AND ABUSER OF HIS PEOPLE? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? not an apology, never. not accepted. take your recent and past book and disclose all the lies you fermented in there. your apology should not be to the jews in the usa. it should be directed at israel whome you bashed and denigraded, disrespected and harrassed. shame on you. how could an idiot like yourself look in the mirror daily and know his texts and life are a lie. may you go to hell. we are not buying your apologies and foxman can't accepet them for israel. frop dead!
6. Jimmy Carter
Octomom ,   california   (12.21.09)
If you really want forgivness, get to work repairing the damage! How about a book on the real Islamic threat?
7. Carter Apologizes?
Howard ,   Chicago   (12.21.09)
How stupid can you be if you believe anything this die hard anti-Semite says? Has anyone listened to his crap the last few years?
8. Halleluja....He's seen the light!
Mark ,   Lodz, Poland   (12.21.09)
9. *Jimmy Carter thinks to himself*......
Brian ,   Tel Aviv, Israel   (12.21.09)
..."Hmmmmn, how can I get back in the media", while counting all the Arab money paid to him for all his anti-Israel, work, books, interviews. Hey Carter, as an Israeli who was formerly a Jewish American, US Marine, and fire fighter, not only can you keep your apology, but you can kiss my Jewish ass.
10. Somebody pinch me
Zak ,   Milwaukee, USA   (12.21.09)
I wonder what accounts for this? Either way, it's a step in the right direction.
11. Apology
Brandur   (12.21.09)
It's easy now to say sorry. Everything Carter wanted for Israel and the jews are "fulfilled" Congratulation Jimmy Carter!!!!!!!!!!
12. No Thanks!
PK ,   Hong Kong   (12.21.09)
What a piece of work. This garbage should just keep his mouth shut and die quickly and quietly. Any self respecting American or Jew should tell this self-hating American lefty to just take a hike. If it wasn't bad enough that he was a horrible president (and the father of the Iranian nuke program), in his post-presidental day's he's been an embarrassment to the US and a thorn in the side of all US administrations, both Republican and Democratic. I guess it has finally sunken into his thick skull that he is despised by most Americans. As the end draws near, he's starting to finally feel guilty for all the harm he's done (and he's feeling unloved too..ahh). Hey Jimmy - F*#k you!
13. WHAT IS AN APOLOGY BUT A RECTIFICATION, WHICH HE DID NOT DO
.....DACON9   (12.21.09)
AND ABE FOXMAN? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL WHATS HIS SALARY THIS YEAR AND FOR WHAT? I HAVENT *EVER SEEN ANYTHING MEANINGFUL FROM FOXMAN LIKE A FOX
14. Oh Jimmy
Karen USA/Australia   (12.21.09)
Someone must have given him a Bible and he couldn't find Palestine in it and also read that he who blesses Israel will be blessed.
15. What has prompted this?
leo ,   usa   (12.21.09)
I would welcome genuine regret and willingness to correct past mistakes, but I do not value fake apology made under duress.
16. KEEP YOUR APOLOGIES !
Sam ,   Nanuet NY   (12.21.09)
The damage you have done to theJewish people is reprehensible. Stick to peanut farming.
17. :: President Carter’s Al Het
Matty Groves ,   Fairport   (12.21.09)
It should be noted that Carter did not retract any previous statement he has made. Any why should he? Everything he has said on the Palestinian/Israeli conflict has been totally correct. Also he is the only former American president who is still actively trying to promote peace in the ME. Israel should count itself lucky to have such a fine friend as Carter helping it towards peace. A full transcript of Carter’s letter can be found on jta.org.
18. wrong apology
Israel Israeli ,   Tel Aviv   (12.21.09)
Carter isn't unique in his Antisemitism, and his attacks on Israel aren't his worse crimes. Carter should apologize to the American and Iranian people for helping the Ayatollahs take over Iran bringing literally millions of deaths, endless suffering and instability to the Middle-East. No President has ever caused more pain to innocents or more damage to America.
19. He must apologise to the Iranian protestors for evil
he unbottled   (12.21.09)
20. We dont need kind words from this P nut
Alan ,   SA   (12.21.09)
21. Hamas must have sent him to hell
Oh gag me ,   Israel   (12.21.09)
it's a getback at Hamas not an apology to Israel
22. Carter you are old fa
Shamil Benyaminov ,   Brooklyn, NY   (12.21.09)
You are disgraceful individual spoke against Jews openly in your narrow minded book of yours. Your Carter Center was funded and still funded by reach Arabs states with whom you openly agree to call Israel an apartheid state. Jews lived there for millenniums, after so many prosecution and tortures in past we decided to regain our homeland back from occupiers like Great Britain. Carter you old immoral man. Carter you are old anti-semi
23. al chet
avi ,   nyc   (12.21.09)
I find it interesting that the author had to explain what "al chet" was. Did the author have to look it up?
24. Wow Great Carter! Even I could not think such an intrigue
Tayfun_Turkey ,   Istanbul   (12.21.09)
By This way All US jews are condemned as Israeli agents, they are not real American but only guests caring only for Israeli interests Next there left only one step : an uprising in US against US jews as they are affiliated with Israeli interests and undermining USA Carter's this move will only work toward this end. In fact US jews are condenmed.
25. Carter
Birdi ,   Israel   (12.21.09)
Too late Jimmy, the damage is done. No we dont forget & no we dont forgive you.
26. #9 impressed
Samuel ,   Israel   (12.22.09)
coming from a former US marine, fire fighting jewish american who has now settled in the holy land, the land of his ancestors? talk about climbing the man ladder. hats off to you buddy.
27. Be specific, Jimmy. Then we'll believe you.
Scott ,   USA   (12.22.09)
28.  a little too late....
nelu ,   portland usa/romania   (12.22.09)
shut up you old bastard...!! you've done nothing for america or israel!!! hurry & go to hell...take your friends from hamas on your way there....!!!
29. Not that we believe Jima Carta or TYPHOON THE BABOON BUFFOON
Genuine Tosefta ,   Tveria   (12.22.09)
they are both unrepenting Antisemites, no lipstick on their pig image will ever make them human
30. Such an apology from President "Peanut" hardly worth squat
Raymond in DC ,   Washington, USA   (12.22.09)
It takes more than a few weasel words of apology to make up for years of libels, slanders, generally despicable behavior, and actions against Israel. True "teshuva" requires him not just to acknowledge his transgressions, but to work to undo the damage. Some things can't be undone - like how he sided with Sadat against Begin and Israel ended up with the short end of the stick at Camp David. But I don't see that he's retracted anything he's said or written. This "apology" barely goes beyond the classic "I'm sorry anyone took offense at my words." Sorry Peanut, you're still "mud" in my book.
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