Jimmy Carter: No Choice But to ‘Reluctantly’ Support Palestinian State
- Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:47am by
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ATLANTA, Ga. (AP) — Former President Jimmy Carter said Tuesday he supports the Palestinians’ effort to secure statehood recognition at the United Nations this month, despite White House concerns for the region.
The Georgia Democrat said he wouldn‘t be in favor of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ bid to win U.N. recognition if President Barack Obama’s administration had “put forward any sort of comprehensive peace proposal.” But he told Palestinians have few other options but to seek statehood since no deal is in the works.
“As an alternative to a deadlock and a stalemate now, we reluctantly support the Palestinian move for recognition,” he said at a town hall event at the Carter Center in Atlanta.
In Washington, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday she was sending top aides to Israel and the Palestinian territories to try to sway the Palestinians to drop their U.N. effort and bring the parties back to long-stalled talks.
Although the path to full membership seems blocked because the U.S. promises to veto the bid in the Security Council, Palestinians hope for benefits that have eluded them for decades.
Carter said Tuesday it would be a “real step forward” even if a nonmember Palestinian state were recognized.
The Palestinian bid for recognition comes at a sensitive time. Once-strong ties between Israel and Turkey have frayed over Israel’s refusal to apologize for its deadly raid on a Gaza-bound aid flotilla last year that killed nine Turks. And, the Jewish state’s ties with Egypt have been tested by the weekend attack on the Israeli Embassy in Cairo.
The U.S., which regards all three as crucial allies, has moved to try to ease tensions but both Turkey and Egypt are expected to support Palestinian moves at the U.N.
Carter said he doesn’t believe the peace accord between Israel and Egypt is in any danger, voicing optimism for the future.
“The Arab spring has brought hope for democracy and freedom to many of the people in the region … and I hope that eventually it will potentially bring about a change in the prospects of a peace agreement to be negotiated between Israel and its neighbors,” he said. “But it would require Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories and that’s something that so far the Israeli government has been unable to do.”
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Comments (198)
Commando
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:16amCarter = peaNUT!
Report Post »rangerp
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:38amIt appears he is as stupid today, as he was when he was president.
You would think that he would see light at the end of the tunel and keep his pie hole closed. In a short ammunt of time, Obama could out do Carter as the worst president in U.S. Hhistory (with LBJ just behind them).
Report Post »NOTAMUSHROOM
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:48am“As an alternative to a deadlock and a stalemate now, we reluctantly support the Palestinian move for recognition,” he said at a town hall event at the Carter Center in Atlanta.”
WHO THE HE‘LL IS ’WE’ JIMMY?????
Have some decency and crawl back under your rock. Geez you’re like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, desperate for relevancy. You must be terrified of losing your position as the WORST President EVER!
At least the last Progressive President, GWB, has the class and decency to keep his mouth shut.
Report Post »drattastic
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:54amFade away already ,you old dried up socialist.
Report Post »Ari Ben TZion
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:16amI gotta admit – Carter is my very favorite antisemite.
Report Post »godhead
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:18amRangerP . . . Let me “ask a question” . . . Why are you jealous of LBJ’s *******?
Report Post »jzs
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:33amGeorge Bush was also a strong supporter of statehood for Palestine.
Report Post »rose-ellen
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:33amHe is as principled and just [a real Christian] as all these other politicians are indoctrinated ,manipulated and otherwise brainwashed with anti palestinian umjust zionism.
Report Post »waggie
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:08pmAre you flippin‘ kiddin’ me? The Arab people are going from the frying pan into the fire! And Carter supports that? Shouldn’t really surprise me, but…really?
Report Post »Rightsofman
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:08pmThis “Peanut” is a disgrace.
Report Post »jeffile
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:18pmRose-Ellen
Report Post »Jimmie Carter is probably one of the most honest presidents we’ve had. The problem was he couldn’t handle the demands of the office. You decry how we treat the Palestinians but seem to be oblivious as to how the rest of the Arab world has treated the Palestinians and Jews indigenous to their countries. You seem to disregard the dozens of rocket attacks perpetrated by Palestinians but are critical of Israel when they finally retaliate,
imreddog
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:21pmAs long as Jimmy Carter lives he will be a constant and nagging reminder as to just how stupid the voters in the U.S. are. The Demoncraps never seem to learn. With Jimmy Carter to remind them, they still didn’t realize that Obama is as dumb as a rock and that he would make all of the stupid decisions that Carter did….. only worse. Obama has almost as much brains as a slug… maybe… and a lot more dangerous to the Republic.
Report Post »My Two Cents
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:23pmWas Jimmy born an idiot or did his mama drop him on his head?
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:25pmjimmy the idiot anti-semitic carter. what can you say?
Report Post »the_zazzy
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:27pmJimmy, I thought (hoped) you had died years ago. 32 years after your failed attempt at leadership, you should probably shut your pie hole and go live out your days on your peanut farm.
Report Post »gotta light
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 3:03pmJIMMY CARTER AINT NUTTIN BUT A WHITE BARACK OBAMA!!
Jimmy Carter is ANTISEMITIC.
Jimmy Carter is a BIGOT.
Jimmy Carter is a JEW HATER.
Jimmy Carter is a RACIST.
Jimmy Carter is a LIAR.
Jimmy Carter is a FOOL.
Jimmy Carter is a COWARD.
Jimmy Carter is THE 2nd WORST PRESIDENT IN HISTORY.
What African country was Billie Carter caught taking PAYOFFS for influence from?
OH I REMEMBER WASN’T IT LIBYA!!!!
Hey bud gotta light?
Report Post »tower7femacamp
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 6:08pmWhy not a Palestinian state ? Maybe take 1/2 of it from Jordan ?
Report Post »http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_territories
FNTM
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 8:11pmNote to the Carter family: muzzle the old man.
Report Post »pavepaws
Posted on September 16, 2011 at 9:12pmTool.
Report Post »junkmaninohio
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:16amI don’t care what anybody says. Jimma Cartah is still the worst President we’ve ever had….with the exception of Obama….now this will be reported to Obama’s attackwatch.com web site…the White House SS police unit.
Report Post »Detroit paperboy
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:47amCan someone please tell me why democrap ex presidents
Report Post »never go away ? They just cant live and let live , are we gonna have
to listen to obama for the next forty years too ????
They feel the need to insert themselves into everything ….
Liberals in general , that is ….
kreese
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:07amFor thirty years, I didn’t think we could ever have a president as bad as Jimmy, but I’ve been wrong. Jimmy was a half-wit at best, but I don’t think he intentially tried to destroy the country. I’m not defending Carter in any way, but Obama is dangerous.
Report Post »don young
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:15amJimmy carter is one sick person I was going to say a lot worse.
Report Post »Derek01
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:12amCarter had the choice to do the right thing or remain a loser. At least he’s consistent. His opinion doesn’t mean squat
Report Post »SheriS
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 2:47pmHaving had the misfortune to live thru the dark days of the Carter administration and being stuck in Detroit area at the same time, I never thought we could have a president of my country as bad as Carter–the man was a total idiot, but a very smart one who had no idea how to run the country except to run it into the ground! Those were the days when the car industry continued to produce cars but could not sell them. Hence the state fairgrounds and any place that open areas became the storage places for thousands of cars. Sadly, I am experiencing a worse Prez now who is totally inept and incapable of leading a country that was once great but thanks to Obama’s stupidity, we have been destroyed as the most loved and respected country in the world who has now turned paronoid to the point of having citizens report on other citizens! Sounds like the man is “very insecure” about himself and his policies, but America in not insecure—we are very secure in knowing we have someone who hasn’t a clue how to lead our country or what leadership truly is—all he seems capable of doing is blaming everyone else and demeaning the citizens he disagrees with–we will not stop, we will not sit but WE WILL STAND FOR THE TRUTH!
Report Post »grudgywoof
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:12amShut the pie hole Jimmy…….we all know you are an anit semite. Go put your klan outfit back in the closet.
Report Post »Docrow
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:11amObama, the only thing that makes Carter look good.
Report Post »EddieGin
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:07amIf you think Jimmy the “Nut-farmer” is Bad, just think about Barry and his fat aze wife is going to say and do for the next 20 to 30 years after they throw him out of the White-House. PUKE
Report Post »spirited
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:30am“All this for the flag”?
>9-11-11
Report Post »BlondeFrenzy
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:35amOMG. Horrifying thought! Thanks for pointing that out.. I just threw-up.
Report Post »BlondeFrenzy
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:46amThanks for that horrible thought….
Report Post »db321
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:20pmIf I have choice – I would rather listen to Obama BS for 40 years as a former President – than have to kiss his Ring finger for food as the Dictator of the United Socialist States of Obama.
Just making a point – for the record, I would choose to be beheaded before I would ever kiss any dictator ring finger.
Report Post »SageInWaiting
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:06amJimmy… one of those principled politicians who you can feel confident will act consistently: wrong; anti-Semitic; anti-American; but consistent. Mr. President Peanut, move to Gaza with your Hamas buddies where you might be happier. Living in this country must be depressing for you… ALL those unenlightened dolts in fly-over country who cling to their Bibles, guns, and support for those pesky Jews. PLEASE move to where you’ll be happier… and take your buddy Michael Moore with you.
Report Post »godhead
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:16amKeep waiting Miss Sage. One day your other testicle will drop and you‘ll see the world through a man’s eyes instead of a simpering victim.
Report Post »burr99
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:05amWhy didn’t they take the Jordan land when they had the chance?!! Carter was, and still is, a usefull idiot!! Remember “stagflation” and “the misery index”? I do!!
Report Post »Poorfessor
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:05amJimmy Carter has been Anti-Israel his entree public life. He is responsible for Iran, worsening conditions in Korea and most of all, the mess in Palestine.
Having said that Glenn is responsible for the B•S•of•A, and that segment hurts his show, the man is not funny, and his sexual innuendo makes me cringe. Thankfully he put him at the end of the show where I can turn him off. Sack is crude and I find it hard to believe Glenn thinks he is funny.
Report Post »mikester8888
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:34amOh those pesky little things like facts just keep coming up with that ole Glenn Beck. History that has never been taught, timelines of organizations that influence the WH. For gosh sake, just go back to your Superman comic books and….hey i got a question for you. Why did it take Glenn leaving Fox for you to be able to not watch his show. Malfunction with your clicker?
Report Post »ilovetheusa1
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:04amthis happens when you put too many nuts in your mouth, you turn stupid. Jimmy needs to shut the heck up.
Report Post »ConservDadASD
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:03amHey…. Jimmy is still good at something… he really knows how to build a Habitat For Humanity house.
Report Post »sWampy
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:52amThose things usually end up becoming crack homes, you give people without the desire or means to own a home, they don’t take care of it, and it adds to the problems in a neighborhood , not fixes them.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:03amMr Carter, you have had your time in the sun, please do the nation a favor and go back to the peanut farm for the retirement you have earned…and leave the rest of us alone.
Look at history this way, you actually now will go down in modern history as only the second worse President ever, Obama being the first.
Report Post »momprayn
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:03amForget Jimmy – no one listens to him (I hope). Agree he has always hated Israel – and been pro-Palestinian. What we need to worry about is our anti-Israel regime who would love this too – no matter what they say in “public”. They know if we knew the truth about their feelings and plans, the American ppl would have fits. So…..they play their behind the scenes games. They’ll speak one thing to us in public (like their veto) but arrange devious plans/agreements in secret. We must be seen as still standing with Israel on the surface. But Israel is aware of all this. God will be watching and protecting, etc. as He has promised, but that doesn’t mean there are going to be some very bad, violent times ahead for all of us. Pray!
Report Post »Gary Fishaholic
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:38pmI am with you on that!
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:01amWRONG, huevon! you are the next-to-sorriest-excuse for a President that I’ve even seen. “guacala”
Report Post »bharris0
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:01amAnother ignorant liberal has been heard from.
Report Post »ConservDadASD
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:00amJimmy Carter = Defeatism
Report Post »constitutionaldirective
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:59amRight!! … NOW we have no choice.. we HAD a chance but it was BLOWN by the Lamb in Chief.
All hail our Dear Leader! (sarc)
Report Post »SREGN
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:57amReluctantly my arse!
Report Post »sabrinacle
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:55amI love Jimmy Carters heart because he does really believe what he does iis out of love, but he is virtually ALWAYS wrong and always against the U.S. He really should give up his citizenship and move to a country he’d feel more comfortable whith…like Pakistan
Report Post »HKS
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:04amI would think old JC is feeling a little better about himself these days since Obama kicked him right off that bottom rung of the best presidents list. I for one never thought it was possible.
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:11amAccording to Hitler, he did what he did out of love for his people. Extreme example I realize but, misguided is misguided. Don’t make excuses for him.
Report Post »Mandors
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 10:22amCarter provides the perfect intellectual compass for American foreign policy. Just ask him what he’d do, and then do the exact opposite.
Report Post »joe1234
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:55amcarter is a notorious anti-semite. Israel isn’t occupying any territories…what have the arabs EVER given up for peace????? NOTHING zero zip nada…
Report Post »hempstead1944
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:54amWhen will Carter put a sock in it?
Report Post »Gonzo
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:53amJimmy has never been reluctant to support the enemies of Israel in his entire life.
Report Post »dmforman
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:52amI wish Carter would keep his mouth shut. We don’t hear either Bush give their opinions about politics. Carter, your time has come and gone. Please stop talking about things that you don’t really understand or want to know the truth about. The Arab spring, had nothing to do with democracy or freedom, and if you want to continue to believe that I have a bridge that I’d like to sell you.
Report Post »godhead
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 11:13amOh, I see, Carter, former Navy officer, governor, and President of the United States, respected the world over as a statesman, diplomat and advocate for peace, the guy who crafted the Camp David Accord, the guy who’s known the leaders on both sides of the issue in that part of the world for four decades, he doesn’t understand the Arab spring. But you do because you subscribed to GBTV.
Typical Tea Party hubris. All bark and no knowledge. Do the world a favor and pay your union dues. It’s the only thing keeping you in that teet suck you call a job.
Report Post »jeffile
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 12:11pmThe Arabs received 78% of the Palestine Mandate leaving a small piece of what was originally intended for a Jewish homeland. Now the Palestinians want half of Jeruselum as their capitol. The bottom line is how do you negotiate with a group of people refuse to acknowledge your right to exist and swear to rid Palestine of every Jew. No, I’m sorry but Carter and the rest of the anti-Semites are living in a fantasy world. The land doesn’t belong to the Jews? If you believe that then you have to believe Sadam Hussein was justified in invading Kuwait, readjusting present Arab countries borders and elimination of other Arab countries which were created/resurrected after the fall of the Ottoman Empire. Good Lord, do even a cursory reading of Middle East history since the fall of the Ottoman Empire and speak with knowledge.
Report Post »Steve
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 1:07pmgodhead
Hey ya forgot one.
Considered to be one of the worst Presidents ever!..
Report Post »conservative_teacher
Posted on September 14, 2011 at 9:51amJimmy who?
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