Another Carter Bumble

Only one month has passed since former President Jimmy Carter clumsily showed his ineptitude in Middle-East diplomacy. On that trip, Israel, the only democratic partner the United States has in the region, was shunned and betrayed as Carter openly sided with Hamas. The resulting chiding on the part of the State Department forced Carter to at least meet with Israeli politicians, but the damage was done.

Now, Carter has done it again. As reported by the London Times, Carter revealed that the world has no serious means of preventing Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal because Israel maintains over 150 such weapons. Although his intent was to convince the pundits that there must be another avenue of bringing pressure to bear other than embargoes and military solutions, the statement will prove to do more damage than good in the attempt to halt nuclear proliferation. Until this weekend, no proof has ever been given, nor has there been any confirmation that Israel possesses such weapons. Iranian president, Mahmoud Ahmadinijad has been given a gift. He can point his finger at his mortal enemy and cry 'foul,' and the rest of the world has no opposing leg on which to stand.

It gets even worse as reported by the Debka Files today, May 27th; “Meanwhile, in an interview with The Guardian, Carter called on members of the European Union to break the embargo of the Gaza Strip, which he called "one of the greatest human rights crimes on Earth. Most families in Gaza are eating only one meal per day. To see Europeans going along with this is embarrassing," he said. Carter called the ban on talking to Hamas "unrealistic" and cited Israeli cease-fire negotiations with Hamas - via Egyptian mediator Omar Suleiman - as reason enough for the Europeans to reexamine their stance.”

Carter ignores that fact that dozens of small, deadly rockets are flying from the the Palestinian territories into Israel every day. Israel has the absolute right to defend its people and property from outside aggression. It is obvious that giving up land to insure peace has never worked, yet overly-zealous and self-important elitists like Jimmy Carter continue to call for even more concessions. Sadly, Israel will eventually comply, even to the dividing of Jerusalem. I for one, will continue to call for that day to be held at a distance as long as I possibly can. Why? Again, Joel chapter three gives clear indication that, when the world pressures Israel to divide its land, God will step in and it will not be pretty.

In the mean time, keep your eyes open to events in the Middle East and do your best to bless Israel and pray for the peace of Jerusalem.
Pastor Jim