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Carter Attempts to Reassure Jews
azconservative ^ | 21 Dec 2006 | John Semmens

Posted on 12/22/2006 7:57:39 AM PST by John Semmens

Stunned by a firestorm of controversy over his new book--"Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid"—former President Carter wrote a letter to American Jews explaining his use of the term "apartheid." Carter said Christians, not Jews, are responsible for Israel’s murderous oppression of Palestinians.

“We know Jews are with us,” Carter said. “Ninety percent of them vote Democrat. It’s the Republicans and the rightwing Christian fanatics who support them that have given the Israelis the ‘green light’ for the genocidal extermination of the innocents who stand in the way of their quest for world domination.”

Carter's book follows the peace negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians during his presidency in 1977-1980. He is critical of all players in not reaching a better accord, but he is especially critical of the Israelis. “It’s true that everyone ignored what I was trying to say,” Carter admitted. “The Palestinians are hotheads. But I expected the Jews to be reasonable. I mean, in America we’re implementing their agenda—you know, expansive government programs, high taxes, abortion, gay rights—why do they need another ‘homeland’ in the Middle East. It makes no sense.”

The book, funded in part by the Pakistani Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI), has been called "moronic" (Slate), "anti-historical" (The Washington Post), "laughable" (San Francisco Chronicle). Carter dismissed these critical reviews of his book and blamed a “rightwing dominated media” for casting a negative pall over both his book and his presidency.. “When the media is controlled by right-wingers and Jews, as it is in this country, it’s hard for a free thinker like me to get a fair hearing,” Carter complained. “They’re too eager to curry favor with Bush and the GOP now. In 1980, they carried the torch for Reagan, undermining one of the truly great presidencies this country has ever seen. Why, I kissed Arafat. Who else has done that?”

Carter refused a challenge from Harvard Professor Alan Dershowitz to debate his book. “Yes, I said my book was intended to stimulate debate.” Carter agreed. “But Dershowitz is a Jew. He is biased against my book’s thesis that Jews are the main obstacle to peace in the Middle East. There is no point in me debating him. I am willing to debate someone who is more open-minded on the subject.”

In related news, Rabbi Ahron Cohen who spoke at the “Holocaust denial” conference in Iran now says the millions who died in Nazi gas chambers may have deserved it. “The Nazis never would have succeeded if their victims did not deserve it,” Cohen said. “Perhaps Jews are a pestilential infestation as some of the learned gentlemen of the conference allege. Maybe we deserve to be wiped off the face of the Earth. After all, Israel is the underlying cause of strife and bloodshed in the Middle East. If all the Jews had been killed by Hitler, the cream of Muslim youth would not now have to sacrifice itself in suicide attacks to try to finish the job. So, it’s an open question. We shouldn’t be too quick or harsh in our judgment of men like Hitler or Ahmadinejad. We must respect their point of view.”