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Jimma dandy to the rescue

Jimmy Carter, during whose administration, Iran became and Islamist state and started to threaten the world, tells us that if only the parties had listened to him, war could have been avoided, in An Unnecessary War.

So much of the essay is self promotion, it's hard to know to what to take seriously. Quoting Richard Falk - I'm sorry, the Rapparteur - on the subject of the Arab Israeli conflict is hardly convincing, as Falk is exceedingly anti-Israel. (Yes, he's an antisemite too, even if he's Jewish.) It's appears that he got most of his information from Hamas, which he accepted uncritically.

But this paragraph really sticks out:

We were unable to confirm this in Jerusalem because of Israel's unwillingness to admit to any negotiations with Hamas, but rocket firing was soon stopped and there was an increase in supplies of food, water, medicine and fuel. Yet the increase was to an average of about 20 percent of normal levels. And this fragile truce was partially broken on Nov. 4, when Israel launched an attack in Gaza to destroy a defensive tunnel being dug by Hamas inside the wall that encloses Gaza.

"Defensive tunnel." How in H*** does he know? Because Khaled Meshaal told him? I'm also not certain why Hamas would be building a defensive tunnel, towards Israel. The only thing that makes sense, is that the tunnel was being built as a means to attack Israel and carry out an attack similar to the one Hamas did to capture Gilad Shalit in 2006.

Finally here's the brief bio at the end of the op-ed:

The writer was president from 1977 to 1981. He founded the Carter Center, a nongovernmental organization advancing peace and health worldwide, in 1982.

Sounds great. But what about the book he wrote comparing Israel to apartheid era South Africa? Isn't that important to know, when considering the credibility of Carter's claims?

Jimmy Carter, terrorist tool.

Maybe instead of defending terror he should go back to building houses. That way no one gets harmed. Then again, maybe not.

Crossposted on Yourish.