Carter calls Israel treatment of Palestinians a crime ( negotiating with Hamas)

[megimoo]

Carter calls Israel treatment of Palestinians a crime ( negotiating with Hamas is a crime)

CAIRO -- Former President Carter told a university audience here Thursday that the treatment of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip by the Israeli military was "a crime" but that there were "officials in Israel quite willing to meet with Hamas" and that may happen "in the near future." Carter spoke to students and faculty at American University in Cairo after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and a separate three-hour meeting with Hamas officials. The Bush administration and Israel have set rules to not talk to the militant Palestinian group, which controls the Gaza Strip, but Carter said, "I consider

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-carter18apr18,1,4430290.story

[Chris_]

I think Rush is right.....the State Dept. should revoke his passport.....preferably while he is out of the country....

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