CAN JIMMY CARTER DO FOR PALESTINE WHAT JACK MURTHA DID FOR IRAQ?

[jaysunb]

Other than 2002 Nobel Prize Laureate, Jimmy Carter, no American politician has spoken honestly about Israel's occupation of Palestine. No American politician has addressed Israel's mistreatment of the Palestinians. Not because the mistreatment doesn't exist. But because acknowledging it brings accusations of anti-semitism and the potential to lose an election.

http://www.opednews.com/articles/opedne_linda_mi_061202_can_jimmy_carter_do_.htm

[Selatius]

1. The answer appears to be a "No" from my vantage point.

Neither Democratic leaders nor Republicans leaders seem willing to broach the issue with any consistency. Nobody wants to be accused of being against Israel or being soft on terrorism, but the issue of occupation and colonialism in the West Bank isn't going to go away. It is like expecting the Democratic leadership to stand up and say any future free trade deals with China must be conditioned on China's recognition of Tibet as a free, sovereign country.

Carter wasn't the only one who compared Israel's occupation of the West Bank to Apartheid South Africa. (Desmond Tutu had already done that) And Carter won't be the last.

[Tom Joad]

2. We need to make it possible for politicians to debate this.

The reason Murtha came forward is because of the antiwar movement. It came first. Murtha followed.
There is a peace/justice movement for Palestine. Carter speaking out will help. But all of us need to speak out to make a difference.

http://www.endtheoccupation.org/
http://jewishvoiceforpeace.org/
http://www.palsolidarity.org/main/
http://www.stopaipac.org

[jaysunb]

3. Thanks for these sites

If Americans really want to deal w/ terrorism and world peace, this would be a good place to start......