By Yitzhak Benhorin, Ynetnews.com
Former US President Jimmy Carter on Monday asked for the Jewish community’s forgiveness for any negative stigma he may have caused Israel over the years.
Carter, who is not a popular character in Israel, enraged the American Jewish community’s in the past with various statements made in his book “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.”
In the book, Carter blamed Israel for impeding the Middle East peace process via settlement construction, further claiming such a policy will lead to apartheid.
The former president also accused Israel of interfering with US efforts to broker peace in the region.
“We must recognize Israel’s achievements under difficult circumstances, even as we strive in a positive way to help Israel continue to improve its relations with its Arab populations, but we must not permit criticisms for improvement to stigmatize Israel.
“As I would have noted at Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur, but which is appropriate at any time of the year, I offer an Al Het for any words or deeds of mine that may have done so,” he said.
“Al Het” refers to the Yom Kippur prayer asking God forgiveness for sins committed.
Head of the Anti-Defamation League Abraham Foxman welcomed Carter’s apology, saying it marked the beginning of reconciliation.
you think we belive you.
We wish!
Where’s the apology?
Is he dying?
“a leopard never changes it’s spots,” comes to mind !!!
COL You have bright readers. Moshiach Now!!
You were, probably raised on Southern Anti-Semitism. You midwifed modern Terrorism with your hand in the fall of the Shah in Iran and the terrorist takeover of the US. You force fed the Camp David Accords which stripped Israel of OIL and gave it to the Arabs in exchange for cold peace. Our Rebbe spoke volumes against this treachery and it ended Begin’s career. You take money from Arabs. You write screeds against Israel, as well as speaches and appearances. Now you SAY you want forgiveness? There is nothing more you can DO in this world to take away the… Read more »
when he visits the palastinians he goes to arafat`s grave imach shamo and KISSES IT
Stay far away from this Haman and Jew Hater.
He is nothing but trouble. don’t get fooled by this garbage.
You wrote exactly what i was thinking. Carter is a total looser.
lol! i agree with number 16
the damage he has caused to israel is insurmountable.this is a pr stunt for his grandson whos getting into politics
I would appreciate it if someone could get this message to Mr. Carter: Dear Sir We appreciate your extreme gesture of atonement, especially as it could not come easy to you. Having sold your soul to the Arabs long ago in exchnage for whatever gratuity, I know that asking forgiveness, which will surely agitate against many Arabs, must be a difficult thing. Is it because they no longer recognize you and are putting their energies now into other authoratative figures? Is it because you milked it for all it was worth, got what you could possibly get out of it… Read more »
now that hes irrelevant and ignored by all his jewish donors hes saying al chet bh…
what a pathetic shmo!
Maybe a “velamalshim” would be more appropriate coming from this scum bag.
If you are sorry write another book, scum.
Is it Al Het or I’ll hate?
If he really means what he says then let him recall his Anti Semitic book or perhaps write another book in support of Israel,otherwise talk is VERY cheap.
Jimmy Carter has this weekend fully realized that his special position in history has been snatched decisively by Obama.
So now he wants to make nice.
Kabdehu vechashdehu.
Who’s Jimmy carter ??!!
he has blood on his hands and his soul. Its so easy to ASK for forgiveness. What is he DOING to make teshuva. Nothing. He’s an Arab. He was an Arab sympathizer, then he was an Arab helper, now he’s an Arab. How do we forgive someone like that. What will it do for our safety and well being to forgive someone that is not really trustworthy. He was a pay-off slime. I’m figuring that he stands to get something from trying to get us soft on him. He didn’t just do one thing. He was an anti Israel slime… Read more »
whats he running for?
BS”D
sick
I can’t help but wonder what kind incentive the man has to make such a decleration?
er hot moreh far der yom hadin
gey feifen
Are you kidding you have no better articles to deal with? Shem Zich where is the Gaon Yaakov?
He just wrote an article for “The Guardian” blaming everything on Israel, and demanding that Israel help rebuild Gaza.