(CNN) —
Hamas deserves to be recognized by the international community, and despite the group’s militant history, there is a chance the soon-to-be Palestinian leaders could turn away from violence, former President Jimmy Carter said Wednesday.
Carter, who monitored last week’s Palestinian elections in which Hamas handily toppled the ruling Fatah, added that the United States should not cut off aid to the Palestinian people, but rather funnel it through third parties like the U.N.
“If you sponsor an election or promote democracy and freedom around the world, then when people make their own decision about their leaders, I think that all the governments should recognize that administration and let them form their government,” Carter said.
“If there are prohibitions — like, for instance, in the United States, against giving any money to a government that is controlled by Hamas — then the United States could channel the same amount of money to the Palestinian people through the United Nations, through the refugee fund, through UNICEF, things of that kind,” he added.
Carter expressed hope that “the people of Palestine — who already suffer … under Israeli occupation — will not suffer because they are deprived of a right to pay their school teachers, policemen, welfare workers, health workers and provide food for people.”
Wild Thing’s comment………..
Palestine???? WTF where is Palestine???? ROTFL There is NO Palestine.
The freak of all freaks chimes in with his worthless opinion. Give the Hamas a chance? A chance to kill more Israelis? A chance to kill Americans? There already are groups here in the USA that are sending money to the Hamas and other terrorists groups, funding them to help blow us up and attack Israel. Isn’t that bad enough??Screw Hamas! What a disgrace is Jimmy Carter. Every time he opens his mouth, I feel so ashamed that he was born in this country, and worse yet, that he was once President. He has been a traitor to this Nation time and time again.
Former President Carter was an utter failure when in office. Remember the attempt to rescue the American hostages – a resigning matter if ever there was one. Why is he accorded such respect, especially when he expresses the opinions he does? He achieved nothing noteworthy and his best course of action would be to remain silent, allowing the rest of us to forget that he ever held high office.
Carter also expressed his belief in Palestinian President (and avowed holocaust denier) in fact, Carter called him a “person of integrity.”
Just leave America will ya! ?!?! You can go away with Harry Belefonte how about that?
Here ya go Jimmy the jerk, this ones for you….
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Carter is a sewer trout, easily the worst President and the worst man ever to BE President. He, like Clinton, will lose the battle to outlive the truth about himself and his administration, and his struggle to reform his record has made him a tired hamster on a wheel. Good.
In four years, he accomplished the most staggering record of failure in American history, establishisng the worst relationships possible with our enemies, with our friends, and with ourselves all at the same time.
Carter’s Hell is to keep struggling to assert some moral principle to rescue his nauseating presence from the scorn and derision it deserves. He’s a sanctimonious, lying, closet racist who never had a benevolent thought in his life. There’s something very fitting about being publically reduced to rubbing the feet and necks of murderers and tyrants. God has a sense of humor.
Every time I see a photo of Glans Carter it reminds me of a circumcision gone bad, just look at him without his Prepuce. It’s OK he has the Democrat party and his Commie friends to make up for the loss.
Jack, LMAO “a circumcision gone bad”…hilarious!
Jack:
Priceless descriptions.
Carter was one of the worst presidents we ever
had besides clinton
Robert I agree, Clinton and Carter both are a total disgrace. I can’t stand either of them.