It was so easy to blast former President Jimmy Carter for the naïve way in which he approached his headline making meeting with Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal last week in Damascus. And I did just that in print: click here. Carter never understood the nuances, personalities and maddening patient creep of progress in the Middle East – while president or in writing two books on the subject, “The Blood Of Abraham” or “Palestine: Peace, Not Apartheid.” But I have to admit that in writing my piece, I had to wrestle with Carter’s key statement: Hamas is a factor in the Israeli-Palestinian relationship and eventually must be dealt with, so why wait to start talking? I say that as someone who believes in dialogue with just about anyone. So if that’s the case, what about Hamas? I admit to remaining… read more
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But Was Carter Right?
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Nice start Neil. Good points too.
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