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**Lillie_Steins** · 12-21-2010, 12:27 PM

Carter apparently doesn't understand that when countries like Brazil give Palestinians hope that they can get what they want without negotiations with Israel, that they are harming the chances for peace.

It is Palestinian refusal to negotiate in good faith nor make any concessions that is solely to blame for their current situation.

Former US president Jimmy Carter on Monday told Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo he is happy Brazil recognized Palestinian statehood, adding, "We cannot count on the United States alone to bring peace, since it agrees with almost everything Israel does," The Telegraph reported.... source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPol...aspx?id=200364

12-21-2010, 12:27 PM	#13
Lillie_Steins Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 4,508 Senior Member	Carter apparently doesn't understand that when countries like Brazil give Palestinians hope that they can get what they want without negotiations with Israel, that they are harming the chances for peace. It is Palestinian refusal to negotiate in good faith nor make any concessions that is solely to blame for their current situation. Former US president Jimmy Carter on Monday told Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo he is happy Brazil recognized Palestinian statehood, adding, "We cannot count on the United States alone to bring peace, since it agrees with almost everything Israel does," The Telegraph reported.... source: http://www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPol...aspx?id=200364
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