Israel-Gaza crisis: Jimmy Carter calls for recognising 'terrorist group' Hamas as a legitimate 'political actor
Wednesday 06 August 2014
Jimmy Carter, the former president of the United States, has called on Western powers to recognise Hamas as a legitimate “political actor”.
The 39th President said that the Palestinian group, which America defines as a terrorist organisation, cannot be "wished away" in an article he co-wrote with the former Irish president Mary Robinson for Foreign Policy magazine.
“There is no humane or legal justification for the way the Israeli Defence Forces are conducting this war,” Carter and Robinson wrote.
"Hamas cannot be wished away, nor will it co-operate in its own demise," they continued.
"Only by recognising 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.”
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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/jimmy-carter-calls-for-recognising-terrorist-group-hamas-as-a-legitimate-political-actor-9651450.html
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Knew that he was supportive of Palestine but I had no idea he was also supportive of Hamas.
Well, of recognising Hamas.
That's mindblowing, considering his an American.
