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Jose Garcia

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12. He apologized two years later:

Wed Oct 11, 2023, 08:08 AM

Oct 2023

Jimmy Carter Apologizes For Criticizing Israel

Former President Jimmy Carter apologized this week for criticizing Israel for its treatment of Palestinians in his writings and comments, statements like calling the Jewish nation an "apartheid" state which, he suggests, may have stigmatized it.

Carter's Al Het, which means "for the sin" in Hebrew, actually came earlier in the week when Carter issued it to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency. But it really started to go viral Wednesday.

More: https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2009/12/jimmy_carter_apologizes_for_cr.html

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Jimmy Carter Defends 'Peace Not Apartheid' [View all] malaise Oct 2023 OP

Unlike the rest of us tuning into the nightly news. Omnipresent Oct 2023 #1

the hreatest american i ever met. rampartc Oct 2023 #9

Post removed Post removed Oct 2023 #44

Hello. Can you provide a link to that? Niagara Oct 2023 #52

No, he didn't. TwilightZone Oct 2023 #56

lol -- where did you get that information fishwax Oct 2023 #58

Must have been looking over his shoulder when he voted. progressoid Oct 2023 #60

Intelligence briefings from 43 +, years ago. Of course maybe thats relatable to his book as I 2live is 2fly Oct 2023 #47

WOW sarisataka Oct 2023 #55

Even former presidents get intelligence briefings... Omnipresent Oct 2023 #59

Former Pres. Jimmy Carter or Dirtbag Dershowitz: gee that would have been a tough choice... hlthe2b Oct 2023 #2

Yeah, that's the ticket. malaise Oct 2023 #3

Absolutely this! eom BlueMTexpat Oct 2023 #7

Those who can't... 2naSalit Oct 2023 #21

But Alan kept his underpants on the whole rebuttal Johonny Oct 2023 #43

Dershowitz was in that Florida trial where he and Alex Acosta, Trump's labor secretary, BComplex Oct 2023 #46

He speaks for me as well. Goddessartist Oct 2023 #4

Former President Carter BlueMTexpat Oct 2023 #5

That book is one that I gift to people mtngirl47 Oct 2023 #6

THiS malaise Oct 2023 #10

20% of Israeli population are Palestinians totally integrated in society, not apart. elias7 Oct 2023 #8

Honestly, most people have no clue what Apartheid is. Marius25 Oct 2023 #18

It's not an Apartheid state... ECL213 Oct 2023 #37

It does when you call for it to be wiped out Marius25 Oct 2023 #45

Well... ECL213 Oct 2023 #54

+1 Omnipresent Oct 2023 #57

Long Term Thinking Roy Rolling Oct 2023 #11

Great point malaise Oct 2023 #25

He apologized two years later: Jose Garcia Oct 2023 #12

This is a very important point on the subject, thank you Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #27

That's weird, because it clearly is an apartheid state. nt redqueen Oct 2023 #49

I'll take Jimmy Carter over Alan Dershowitz any day prodigitalson Oct 2023 #13

Indeed. ificandream Oct 2023 #17

I had read two books about Israel before President Carter published his, and all three have had Lonestarblue Oct 2023 #14

It's that simple really malaise Oct 2023 #15

Thank you for sharing those titles. It's library time. nt crickets Oct 2023 #64

I'm with you, malaise. Butterflylady Oct 2023 #16

Jimmy Carter apologized for his claims, so the OP is inaccurate Marius25 Oct 2023 #22

Note that the OP is a 2007 story. ificandream Oct 2023 #19

And Carter apologized for his claims Marius25 Oct 2023 #23

Huh? n/t malaise Oct 2023 #26

Jimmy Carter Apologizes For Criticizing Israel Marius25 Oct 2023 #28

FFS malaise Oct 2023 #32

Carter was correct. Still is. flying_wahini Oct 2023 #33

Jose Garcia upthread posted a link discussing Jimmy Carter's apology Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #29

It is disheartening that although he apologized in 2009, madaboutharry Oct 2023 #34

+1 n/t progressoid Oct 2023 #61

fuck dershowitz spanone Oct 2023 #20

Any critic of Former President Carter is an idiot and asswipe. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2023 #24

Jimmy Carter is the closest thing to a saint this nonbeliever could believe in Maru Kitteh Oct 2023 #31

I've felt that way LittleGirl Oct 2023 #35

Neither side is innocent and that is as far as I will go into this abyss. Ferrets are Cool Oct 2023 #53

+1 Magoo48 Oct 2023 #30

This is a disingenuous OP. madaboutharry Oct 2023 #36

That's ironic, considering netanyahus comments redqueen Oct 2023 #63

Perfect division among deeply entrenched views MadLinguist Oct 2023 #38

Precisely malaise Oct 2023 #40

Good points. mahina Oct 2023 #42

President Carter Snackshack Oct 2023 #39

Well said malaise Oct 2023 #41

Wish I could rec this!! redqueen Oct 2023 #50

Recommended. H2O Man Oct 2023 #48

Off to read it malaise Oct 2023 #51

He will die soon and the right wingers will bring this up from from 17 years ago. progressoid Oct 2023 #62