(The Weekly Standard) Nobel Peace Prize recipient Jimmy Carter takes to ForeignPolicy.com to argue that the key to ending the current war in Gaza is "recognizing Hamas as a legitimate political actor." Writing along with fellow "Elder" Mary Robinson (part of an "international group of elder statesmen"), the former president pins the blame for the current conflict on Israel's refusal to appreciate a "major concession" made by Hamas in April and to recognize the new Palestinian government formed by the Hamas-Fatah "reconciliation":
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Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Senile Old Man Jimmy Carter: Hamas a 'Legitimate Political Actor'
Senile Old Man Jimmy Carter: Hamas a 'Legitimate Political Actor'
2014-08-05T11:15:00-04:00
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