Balanced stand on ME is political suicide, says Carter

[Scurrilous]

Hinting Israel is not interested in fair peace, former US president says any member of Congress taking balanced stand on conflict risks 'political suicide'

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3369679,00.html

<snip>

"I don't see any present prospect that any member of the US Congress, the House or Senate, would say, "Let's take a balanced position between Israel and the Palestinians and negotiate a peace agreement," said Former US President Jimmy Carter in an interview to the ABC network on Sunday.

Appearing on "This week with George Stephanopoulos," the former President got the chance to defend himself, and his contraversial book "Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid" which, three months after publication, continues to makes waves in the American media.

Carter however, did not pass up the chance to harm Israel's PR yet again, and said, "It's almost politically suicidal in the United States for a member of the Congress who wants to seek reelection to take any stand that might be interpreted as anti- policy of the conservative Israeli government, which is equated, as I've seen it myself, as anti-Semitism."

Carter reiterated that he felt his book "accurately describes what's going on in the West Bank," and said that he did not regret writing it."

[ktlyon]

1. We should all buy the book and give it to our library.

He is being Swift boated. The right is so pitiful.

[BayCityProgressive]

2. I have about 3 books

I am reading currently, but his is on my list.

[bemildred]

3. I don't see why this is controversial.

AIPAC and the like have been known to brag on exactly their ability to dis-elect opponents. I suppose you could argue they don't always succeed, but any political organization that seeks to un-elect opponents does so precisely as a means to control the national political agenda.

Maybe it is just a sign of how dishonest the political debate in this country is in general. It is OK to hunt politicians, but you are supposed to pretend not to in public. Why the heck is that?