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Politics : Israel to U.S. : Now Deal with Syria and Iran -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (13193)	11/17/2006 3:24:49 PM
From: Crimson Ghost	Respond to of 22250

JIMMY CARTER ON ISRAEL [From an interview in Forward] Q: In your book, you argue that "because of powerful political, economic, and religious forces in the United States, Israeli government decisions are rarely questioned or condemned." Can you explain that more fully? A: I've been all over the Holy Land, I'll call it, just for kind of a short-hand description, since the 1970s ? the last 30 or 40 years ? from Lebanon down to the Sinai, and I've been up into the Golan Heights three times, and I've conducted three elections there ? and I've seen the coverage given to Israel's activities in Europe and in Israel itself . . . There is no such debate in the United States. There's not any debate in the Congress, there's not any debate in the White House, at least since George Bush Sr. and I were there, and in the news media of the United States, there is very rarely any editorial comment that would criticize some of the practices of Israel which I consider to be deplorable ? and that is the persecution of the Palestinians, and the occupation and confiscation and the colonization of Palestinian land. So there's no open debate in this country if it involves any criticism of the policies of the Israeli government, even though many people in Israel debate and condemn some of the policies of the right wing governments under Sharon and Netanyahu and others. Q: Lately there has been a lot of discussion about the role of the 'Israel lobby.' Can you say a little bit about how that impacted you as president? Has it changed over time?. . . . Q: In response to Republican claims that the Democratic party is weakening in its support for Israel, Democratic leaders - most prominently Nancy Pelosi and Howard Dean - have recently issues statements saying that you do not represent the Democratic Party on Israel. What is your response? A: They are right. I don't speak for the Democratic Party, in fact, I don't think anybody speaks for the Democratic Party, including Howard Dean or Bill Clinton or Nancy Pelosi. The Democratic Party is an umbrella under which multiple voices exist. I would just refer to my own record as a president ? I was the one who negotiated a peace agreement between Israel and Egypt, not a word of which has ever been violated, and I worked throughout the entire four years to bring peace to Israel within its own borders. I don't have to explain my credentials in terms of bringing peace to Israel. . . forward.com

To: Elmer Flugum who wrote (13193)	11/17/2006 3:44:44 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 22250

If someone wants to know why the US is so pro-Israeli, why the left in this country doesn't ever argue for the Palestinians, here it is in a nutshell. Josh Marshall is probably the most popular and influential left-wing blogger. He did some outstanding work digging into the details of the Neocon lies about Saddam/WMD. Anyway, he just had a son, and he named him after Yigal Allon: talkingpointsmemo.com Yigal Allon was a terrorist commando for the pre-state Zionists. He was also the architect of the post-1967 settlement program which has seen Israel annexing piece by piece the final scraps of land that the Palestinians cling to. Tom