"By some, they are, and they've done some bad things. But for instance, the year before we had the cease-fire, that I helped to orchestrate last June, the 19th, there was one Israeli killed by rockets. And on an average, 49 Palestinians killed every month during that previous year. And as soon as the cease-fire went into effect, Hamas obeyed it completely. There was no serious rocket fire during the next four or five months.
Whereas, Israel did not restore providing provisions for the Palestinians and Gaza. But Hamas has pledged to me -- and publicly -- that they will accept any cease-fire that is negotiated between the Fatah leader, Mahmoud Abbas, and the Israelis, provided the cease- fire, in turn, is then submitted to the Palestinian people for
approval and a referendum. So, that's a major step forward.
Regarding whether Hamas can be trusted:
"Yes, I do. I think they can, because of their own self- interest, not because they're benevolent, or kind, or that sort of thing. But yes, I do. I think they can. And they've never betrayed any commitment that they've made to me, or publicly, as a matter of fact. ..."
John Hinderaker of Powerline ends with:
"I can't speculate on his motives, but Carter's animus against Israel and
his weirdly positive attitude toward America's terrorist enemies make him a
force for evil, not for good, in the Middle East."
I have to say I agree with Hinderaker. He refuses the truth about Hamas and America's enemies. One would think that he would put America first, but to me it seems he hates America and is one of the "blame America first" crowd. I believe he thinks he can negotiate with Hamas and that it's Israel's fault if Hamas can't keep their side. I am ashamed that he was ever President of the US. At least I can say I didn't vote for him.
