Rudy Giuliani Says Jimmy Carter’s A Terrorist Spokesman Who’s To Blame For Gaza Violence
During an interview with Bill Hemmer on Fox News’ America’s Newsroom Wednesday, former New York City Mayor and failed GOP Presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani attacked and insulted former President Jimmy Carter over Carter’s recent op-ed in Foreign Policy. Carter, along with former President of Ireland Mary Robinson, published an op-ed on Monday calling for an end of the war in Gaza. Carter and Robinson, who are members of The Elders, a humanitarian group started by Nelson Mandela, stated in the piece that both the United States and European Union need to recognize Hamas as not just a military force, but a political one.
The international community’s initial goal should be the full restoration of the free movement of people and goods to and from Gaza through Israel, Egypt, and the sea. Concurrently, the United States and EU should recognize that Hamas is not just a military but also a political force. Hamas cannot be wished away, nor will it cooperate in its own demise. Only by recognizing its legitimacy as a political actor — one that represents a substantial portion of the Palestinian people — can the West begin to provide the right incentives for Hamas to lay down its weapons. Ever since the internationally monitored 2006 elections that brought Hamas to power in Palestine, the West’s approach has manifestly contributed to the opposite result.
Ultimately, however, lasting peace depends on the creation of a Palestinian state next to Israel.
Besides calling on Hamas to be treated as a legitimate political organization by the international community, Carter and Robinson also pointed out that the actions by the Israeli Defensive Forces have been disproportionately vicious in response to Hamas and that the indiscriminate killing of Palestinian civilians represented war crimes by Israel. While the op-ed was very critical of Israel and the IDF, it did not let Hamas off the hook for its role in this conflict. The Elders condemned Hamas for shooting rockets into Israel with the intent to kill civilians. However, they made sure to highlight the vast differences in civilian deaths caused by IDF in comparison to Hamas.
Overall, Carter and Robinson took on the difficult task of rationally discussing a diplomatic solution to a situation that usually breaks down into emotionally charged rants revolving around terrorism and Israel’s ‘right to exist and defend itself.’ Of course, that is right up Fox News’ alley and they did not disappoint on Wednesday. From the very beginning of Giuliani’s interview, all semblance of serious discussion went right out the window. Then again, what should one expect when a news organization brings on Mr. 9/11 to discuss foreign policy, right?
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