More stupid remarks from Jimmy Carter...
Aug 7, 2014 14:54:13 GMT -5
Post by schwartzie on Aug 7, 2014 14:54:13 GMT -5
What a moron!
‘This is a humanitarian catastrophe’: Former president Jimmy Carter says ‘there is no humane or legal justification’ for the way Israel has attacked Gaza
Posted on 8/7/2014 by Eliyokim Cohen
Former President Jimmy Carter reprimanded Israel for heavy handed attacks on Gaza today and called for the creation of a Palestinian state.
The one-term U.S. president and former Ireland President Mary Robinson said today in a joint op-ed on ForeignPolicy.com that ‘there is no humane or legal justification’ for the way Israel has ‘pulverized large parts of Gaza, including thousands of homes, schools, and hospitals.’
‘This is a humanitarian catastrophe,’ the former world leaders wrote, pointing out that more than 250,000 Gaza residents have been displaced from their homes and many others no longer have working water and electricity.
‘There is never an excuse for deliberate attacks on civilians in conflict. These are war crimes,’ the duo stated. ‘This is true for both sides. Hamas’s indiscriminate targeting of Israeli civilians is equally unacceptable.’
Israel carries more blame for the current humanitarian situation, however, because only three of the 65 Israelis who have been killed by Hamas were citizens, Carter and Robinson argue. On the other hand, most of the 1,600 Palestinians who died in Israel’s attacks on Gaza were civilians and at least 330 were children. The Palestinian government says the total number of deaths suffered by its population since the fighting ratcheted up has now climbed to 1,834.
‘The need for international judicial proceedings to investigate and end these violations of international law should be taken very seriously,’ they said.
A long term resolution to the conflict has to include the authorization of a Palestinian state, the former politicians advocated in their op-ed titled ‘How to Fix It.’ But first the United States and European Union ‘should recognize that Hamas is not just a military but also a political force.’
‘Hamas cannot be wished away, nor will it cooperate in its own demise. Only by recognizing its legitimacy as a political actor — one that represents a substantial portion of the Palestinian people — can the West begin to provide the right incentives for Hamas to lay down its weapons,’ they claim.
Carter and Robinson said Israel must also lift sanctions on Gaza and remove a blockade that prevents goods and people from easily getting in and out of Gaza.
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‘This is a humanitarian catastrophe’: Former president Jimmy Carter says ‘there is no humane or legal justification’ for the way Israel has attacked Gaza
Posted on 8/7/2014 by Eliyokim Cohen
Former President Jimmy Carter reprimanded Israel for heavy handed attacks on Gaza today and called for the creation of a Palestinian state.
The one-term U.S. president and former Ireland President Mary Robinson said today in a joint op-ed on ForeignPolicy.com that ‘there is no humane or legal justification’ for the way Israel has ‘pulverized large parts of Gaza, including thousands of homes, schools, and hospitals.’
‘This is a humanitarian catastrophe,’ the former world leaders wrote, pointing out that more than 250,000 Gaza residents have been displaced from their homes and many others no longer have working water and electricity.
‘There is never an excuse for deliberate attacks on civilians in conflict. These are war crimes,’ the duo stated. ‘This is true for both sides. Hamas’s indiscriminate targeting of Israeli civilians is equally unacceptable.’
Israel carries more blame for the current humanitarian situation, however, because only three of the 65 Israelis who have been killed by Hamas were citizens, Carter and Robinson argue. On the other hand, most of the 1,600 Palestinians who died in Israel’s attacks on Gaza were civilians and at least 330 were children. The Palestinian government says the total number of deaths suffered by its population since the fighting ratcheted up has now climbed to 1,834.
‘The need for international judicial proceedings to investigate and end these violations of international law should be taken very seriously,’ they said.
A long term resolution to the conflict has to include the authorization of a Palestinian state, the former politicians advocated in their op-ed titled ‘How to Fix It.’ But first the United States and European Union ‘should recognize that Hamas is not just a military but also a political force.’
‘Hamas cannot be wished away, nor will it cooperate in its own demise. Only by recognizing its legitimacy as a political actor — one that represents a substantial portion of the Palestinian people — can the West begin to provide the right incentives for Hamas to lay down its weapons,’ they claim.
Carter and Robinson said Israel must also lift sanctions on Gaza and remove a blockade that prevents goods and people from easily getting in and out of Gaza.
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