Posted on 08/05/2014 5:38:17 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Israelis and Palestinians are still burying their loved ones as Gaza's third war in six years continues. Since July 8, when this war began, more than 1,600 Palestinian and 65 Israeli lives have been sacrificed. Many in the world are heartbroken in the powerless certainty that more will die, that more are being killed every hour.
This tragedy results from the deliberate obstruction of a promising move toward peace in the region, when a reconciliation agreement among the Palestinian factions was announced in April. This was a major concession by Hamas, in opening Gaza to joint control under a technocratic government that did not include any Hamas members. The new government also pledged to adopt the three basic principles demanded by the Middle East Quartet comprised of the United Nations, the United States, the European Union, and Russia: nonviolence, recognition of Israel, and adherence to past agreements. Tragically, Israel rejected this opportunity for peace and has succeeded in preventing the new government's deployment in Gaza.
Two factors are necessary to make Palestinian unity possible.
First, there must be at least a partial lifting of the 7-year-old sanctions and blockade that isolate the 1.8 million people in Gaza.
There must also be an opportunity for the teachers, police, and welfare and health workers on the Hamas payroll to be paid.
These necessary requirements for a human standard of living continue to be denied. Instead, Israel blocked Qatar's offer to provide funds to pay civil servants' salaries, and access to and from Gaza has been further tightened by Egypt and Israel.
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Jimmy “Jew Hater” Carter spewing more idiocy.
RE: When will Carter learn to recognize a group of people who would blow him up after building a tunnel into his basement?
The man will be 90 years old this year. If he hasn’t learned anything by now, he’ll never learn.
By his own words Hamas isn’t a legitimate government. The “unity government “ of which it is a part was supposed to recognize Israel’s right to exist...while Hamas never has and never will, thus demonstrating it’s utter lack of trustworthiness. Israelis would have to be much more stupid than even Carter to accept this, since they live there and know this first hand.
Carter was a Jew-hating, Leftist, moron way back when. It is sad to know that not only hasn’t he changed, but he’s gotten worse. I look forward to his eulogy, so that he can meet his Maker and answer for his words and deeds.
One might not thought it possible, but Jimmah you're actually becoming more stupid as you age and beclowning yourself.
FUJimmyCarter, you antisemitic Islamist toadie.
Read my tagline by the way...
Time to finally commit this babbling idiot.
Carter’s wife was focused on mental health as her “issue” when first lady. Now we know why.
Arafat was the leader of an organization (the Palestine Liberaion Organization [the PLO]) that had traits like the Democrat party, only on the West Bank and Gaza.
When the going got tough, it just let the PLO die out and other names take prominence. Today we have Hezbollah and Hamas.
The Democrats got nailed for their treachery so bad that the term Liberal had to fade away and Progressive took it’s place.
Problems with the border, just rename the INS to ICE and or whatever the fancy of the day is.
Carter as you know, is a major dingbat. He is the poster child for the White Bread boy that is a danger to himself and anyone in his vicinity, just lurching through life making one ignorant mistake after another.
Guys like him are adopted by power structures because they know they can manipulate them. Carter made it to governor and president. Gore, Kerry, even Obama are examples of idiots that get a power structure behind them, and screw up things massively.
Gore was the poster boy for global warming. Kerry was the poster boy for evil US armed forces. He’s now screwing up international relations around the world. Good luck patching up the damage. And then Obama the destroyer. These pawns do their dirty work. Then they lumber off into the future, making statements so idiotic that even those who used to support them marvel at the stupidity.
I am still waiting impatiently for the day when this clown finally does the world a favorite by leaving it.
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