Carter's strong words on Gaza

[Turborama]

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Carter: Grief and despair for Gaza

Jimmy Carter has spoken of his "grief and despair" at seeing the destruction in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel's 22-day offensive on the territory.

"This is holy land for us all and my hope is that we can have peace ... all of us are children of Abraham," the former US president said during a joint news conference with Ismail Haniya, the deposed Hamas Palestinian prime minister, in Gaza City.

Following a tour of the area to see the effects of Israel's offensive, Carter said: "My primary feeling today is one of grief and despair and an element of anger when I see the destruction perpetrated against innocent people in January.

He said the Palestinians had been treated "like animals" and the deprivations faced by them in Gaza were unique in history.

Carter said he was trying to persuade Hamas leaders to accept the international community's conditions for ending its boycott of the movement.

Continues: http://english.aljazeera.net/news/middleeast/2009/06/200961613038571684.html

[defendandprotect]

1. Agree, we should all feel "grief and despair" at this full fledged war by Israel . . .

on Palestine --

And, I'd suggest that if the world has been paying attention these past
eight years, that Israel has lost a great deal of sympathy as its right
wing hawks have brutalized the Palestinians.

[UndertheOcean]

2. Thank you Mr. Carter. n/t

[Turborama]

3. BBC: Carter calls for Gaza investigation (Video)

Former US President Jimmy Carter calls for an investigation into the recent Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l6ZbdIm3Tjk

[Rhiannon12866]

4. I have wished for a lot of years that President Carter would be called on to broker peace here.

He pulled off a miracle once, Israel and Egypt. We need his expertise and wisdom more than ever... K&R. ;(