Why Carter "apologized" to the Jews - a lesson in cynicism

Jimmy Carter should get a Nobel prize for cynicism. His unbridled attack on Israel and the Jews was the result of Saudi bribes evidently. His half-hearted apology was due to his son's political career. And all of it is wrapped in an aura of sainthood.

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Carter: Grandson's race not reason enough to apologize
By Ron Kampeas · December 22, 2009

 

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- Jimmy Carter is asking the Jewish community for forgiveness -- and insists it's not simply because his grandson has decided to launch a political career with a run for the Georgia state Senate.

 

Jason Carter, 34, an Atlanta-area lawyer, is considering a run to fill a seat covering suburban DeKalb County should the incumbent, David Adelman, win confirmation as President Obama's designated ambassador to Singapore.

 

The seat, which is university heavy -- Emory, among others, is situated there -- also has a substantial Jewish community.

 

The senior Carter outraged Jewish leaders with his book "Palestine: Peace not Apartheid," and they strongly criticized the former U.S. president for what appeared to be his likening of Israel's settlement practices to apartheid and seeming to place the brunt of the blame for a lack of peace on Israel.

 

On the subsequent book tour, Carter further enraged many Jews by intimating that the pro-Israel lobby inhibited an evenhanded U.S. policy.