Carter warns Jerusalem decision could jeopardize 'any prospect for peace'

[G_j]

http://thehill.com/policy/international/363823-carter-warns-trump-jerusalem-decision-could-jeopardize-any-prospect-for


Former President Jimmy Carter said Thursday that President Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital "exacerbates tensions" and "jeopardizes any prospect for peace" in the Middle East.

“This fundamental shift in decades-old U.S. policy exacerbates tensions throughout the Arab and Muslim world, but we hope that protests can remain nonviolent,” Carter said in a statement.

“Any change to the status of the city without the consent of the Palestinians jeopardizes any prospect for peace," he said. "East Jerusalem is a linchpin of Palestinian aspirations for a state of their own.”

[Rhiannon12866]

1. I have been thinking about President Carter since Trump's inflammatory speech

Ensuring peace for Israel and its neighbors has been one of the goals of his life.

[still_one]

2. No kidding

[Cicada]

3. Thats the point. They dontwant Peace. They want colonization.

Look, Bibi’s dream is to kill any chance of Palestinian self-rule. He wants them to be an oppressed colony living in an outdoor jail. That’s been obvious for many years.

[Hortensis]

4. Yup. Conservatives control Israel right now, and stirring

up major trouble in the ME is likely to keep them in office. Fear elects conservatives. Confidence in our ability to create a secure future elects liberals.

[malaise]

5. Well

Carter actually knows something about this subject.

[G_j]

6. The Nobel Peace Prize 2002

https://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/

The Nobel Peace Prize 2002 was awarded to Jimmy Carter "for his decades of untiring effort to find peaceful solutions to international conflicts, to advance democracy and human rights, and to promote economic and social development".

[Oneironaut]

7. I wish Jimmy Carter would live forever.

He’s a special gem that we need by our side to talk sense into the knobheads in government. He’s the Obi-Wan Kenobi of ex-Presidents.

[G_j]

8. perfect

The Obi-wan Kenobi of ex/ Presidents.