Israeli Mayor Gives Jimmy Carter Souvenir With Special Message
“To President Carter: A momento of the thousands of Kassam rockets that were shot at Sderot and the region and caused the death of many innocent civilians. With hope for peace and tranquility in the near future,” read the inscription, written in Hebrew.
CNS:
Jerusalem (CNSNews.com) - Just days before he is supposed to meet with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Damascus, Syria, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter criticized Palestinian rocket attacks on civilians in southern Israel.
“I think it’s a despicable crime for any deliberate effort to be made to kill innocent civilians, and my hope is there will be a cease-fire soon,” Carter said during a visit Monday to the rocket-ravaged town of Sderot. (One Kassam rocket slammed into an open area near Sderot on Monday, the army said.)
Although some senior Israeli officials have snubbed Carter — refusing to meet with him — a Foreign Ministry representative in Sderot, Jonathan Peled, said it was important for Carter to visit Sderot.
“The fact that Carter came to Sderot is basically important - for him to see the terrible situation in Sderot and the conditions [under which the residents are living],” Peled told Cybercast News Service.
Carter was shown a house that was hit by a Kassam rocket, the remains of rockets and he also visited an overlook that shows just how close the Gaza Strip is to Israel, said Peled.
Carter also received a “souvenir” - the tail of a Kassam rocket, with an inscription from Sderot Mayor Eli Moyal.
“To President Carter: A momento of the thousands of Kassam rockets that were shot at Sderot and the region and caused the death of many innocent civilians. With hope for peace and tranquility in the near future,” read the inscription, written in Hebrew.
Moyal was one of the few Israeli officials to meet with Carter on his trip here. He said he does not believe that Carter’s upcoming meeting with Mashaal will bring “calm and peace” nor advance Israel’s interests.
Be respectful of others and their opinions. Inflammatory remarks and inane leftist drivel will be deleted. It ain’t about free speech, remember you’re in a private domain. My website, my prerogative.
If you can't handle using your real email address, don't bother posting a comment.
Glue it to his forehead.
April 14th, 2008 at 1:50 pmGod what a HYPOCRITE! Condemn the Palestinians but meet with Hamas. WTF?
April 14th, 2008 at 2:19 pm“The fact that Carter came to Sderot is basically important - for him to see the terrible situation in Sderot and the conditions [under which the residents are living],” Peled told Cybercast News Service.
He…Doesn’t…Care.
April 14th, 2008 at 2:56 pmWhere’s my duct tape? My fucking head is about to explode.
Note to Pat. We need an icon for exploding heads.. Blood, brains and eyeballs spewing in different directions.
April 14th, 2008 at 3:18 pmJimmy…you’ll go down in history as the worst president of modern times. Quit trying to build a Legacy. Everything you do, or have done, is a cluster f**k! Go back to the farm and sit on your porch swing with your corncob pipe…if you can remove it from your ass! We didn’t want you for a second term! We didn’t want you for a first term, but we didn’t know it until it was too late. Get over it! Disappear!
April 14th, 2008 at 3:24 pmHe is a typical white liberal democRAT, no common sense, no conviction, no courage! An empty suit if ever there was one!
April 14th, 2008 at 4:05 pmstupid & sad
April 14th, 2008 at 6:48 pmhe’s another elitist who knows NOTHING about Islam , which is the theological and ideological underpinnings of this conflict, therefore, as he talks about Jesus to hamas, they will say, “ah yes we respect jesus” (while under their breath saying he was a prophet alone less than muhammed)
so many are just waiting for carter to die already.
April 14th, 2008 at 10:23 pmAll the above expressed my feelings exactly!
April 16th, 2008 at 3:47 am