Jimmy Carter: Hamas Made Up of "So-Called Terrorists"
That can't be true, can it? Former US President Jimmy Carter didn't really refer to Hamas as "so-called terrorists" did he? Turns out, yes:
Former US president Jimmy Carter expressed optimism Friday over Hamas's participation in next week's Palestinian parliamentary elections. Carter told CNN in an interview that although Hamas were "so-called terrorists," so far "there have been no complaints of corruption against [their] elected officials." He conceded that "there is an element within Hamas who deny Israel's right to exist," but compared the current situation to negotiations with the PLO, which was still outlawed as a terrorist organization during his presidency.
Almost impossible to believe that he didn't understand the gravity of Islamo-fascism in Iran or believe in the existence of Arab states' genocidal intentions toward Israel. The "element within Hamas" that wants to destroy Israel happens to be the "element" that finances, controls, and sets the agenda for the terrorist organization. So, with all due respect to the former President, he has failed to comfort us.
Former US president Jimmy Carter expressed optimism Friday over Hamas's participation in next week's Palestinian parliamentary elections. Carter told CNN in an interview that although Hamas were "so-called terrorists," so far "there have been no complaints of corruption against [their] elected officials." He conceded that "there is an element within Hamas who deny Israel's right to exist," but compared the current situation to negotiations with the PLO, which was still outlawed as a terrorist organization during his presidency.
Almost impossible to believe that he didn't understand the gravity of Islamo-fascism in Iran or believe in the existence of Arab states' genocidal intentions toward Israel. The "element within Hamas" that wants to destroy Israel happens to be the "element" that finances, controls, and sets the agenda for the terrorist organization. So, with all due respect to the former President, he has failed to comfort us.
