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It couldn't be said more bluntly or directly

"It is very distressing to me. I have to hold back tears when I see the deliberate destruction that has been raked against your people.

"I come to the American school which was educating your children, supported by my own country. I see it's been deliberately destroyed by bombs from F16s made in my country and delivered to the Israelis. I feel partially responsible for this -- as must all Americans and all Israelis," Carter said at a news conference.

"The only way to avoid this tragedy happening again is to have genuine peace."

And:

"Tragically, the international community largely ignores the cries for help, while the citizens of Gaza are treated more like animals than human beings."

"The responsibility for this terrible human rights crime lies in Jerusalem, Cairo, Washington, and throughout the international community".

It couldn't be said more bluntly or directly - by none other than former President Jimmy Carter, as reported by CNN, following a visit to Gaza and meeting Hamas leaders.

The Washington Post reports Carter visit and words in "Carter Decries Gaza Curbs, Asks Israel to Halt 'Abuse'" including:

"Former president Jimmy Carter said Tuesday that Palestinians in the Gaza Strip were being treated "more like animals than human beings" by Israeli rules that have limited travel, banned the import of all but basic goods and prevented reconstruction since a three-week war ended earlier this year.

"Never before in history has a large community been savaged by bombs and missiles and then deprived of the means to repair itself," he said.

Carter called the situation "a terrible human rights crime," noting that the restrictions force people to rely on smugglers for many items."

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Anonymous said…
Apparently Palestinians can't understand that you don't get to start a war, lose it, and then whine about your "rights" while continuing terror attacks and spending all your money on weapons.
June 18, 2009 7:20 am
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