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0007 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Apr-09-04 09:48 PM
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69. Sanity comes home to roost, Sir
Edited on Fri Apr-09-04 09:51 PM by 0007
"The prime source of animosity towards the United States is the lack of progress in dealing with the Palestinian issue," Carter said, adding that past U.S. administrations since Harry Truman's have maintained a "balanced position" in dealing with the rights of the Arab population within the Jewish nation.

"The present administration has not done so at all. We have been exclusively committed to the policies of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Israel, and have made no effort to try to have a balanced negotiating position between Israel and the Palestinians," Carter said.

Carter, who brokered the historic 1978 Camp David accords that led to peace between Israel and Egypt, noted that President George H.W. Bush threatened to halt foreign aid when Israel began building settlements in Palestinian territory.

plenty more...

http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/metropolitan/2494559
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