High up on the controversy meter is Carter meets Hamas chief over Israeli, US objections.
I don’t believe that President Carter’s intention is to legitimatize the tactics of Hamas but rather to legitimatize some of the issues that motivate Hamas and the people who voted them into power. That Hamas is belligerent and refuses to acknowledge the right of Israel to exist is a major hurdle in advancing peace. But the Israeli response is to provocatively expand settlements in land seized in past wars. This dramatically dilutes the perception that Israel is taking the high road in dealing with a community that believes it was booted out of its homeland by foreign powers. Non Partisan people around the world may see that Israeli policy is provoking conflict rather than responding to reasonable claims.
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evolved out of his business experience that the best decisions come out of an objective gathering of information and a pragmatic consideration of costs and benefits. I am interested in promoting Centrist candidates and Policies. My posts are mostly about people and policies that I believe are part of the solution rather the problem.