Appeasement Doesn’t Work: Jimmy Carter Escapes Palestinian Assassination Attempt
Yes, Jimmy Carter. The man who once laid a wreath of flowers on the grave of Palestinian terrorist Yasser Arafat. The man who has made a post-Presidential career out of demagoguing Israel and championing the Palestinians. The very people he’s been championing just tried to murder him in Gaza.
Hamas said it foiled an attempt by Palestinian terrorists to assassinate former US president Jimmy Carter during his visit to the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian sources told news agencies.
Israeli security sources said that the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) had learned of plans to target Carter and had passed on the information to the former president’s security detail in “real time.”
According to Palestinian sources, terrorists linked with al Qaida hid a number of improved explosive devices along a road that Carter’s convoy was scheduled to travel on inside Gaza. Hamas forces reportedly uncovered the IEDs and destroyed them.
Ismail Shahwan, spokesman for the Hamas Ministry of the Interior, denied that an Al-Qaeda-linked group had planned to assassinate Carter.
Shawan said no explosives were discovered near the Erez border crossing. He said that the visit went according to the plan.
Earlier, Carter had been quoted as saying he was holding back tears when surveying the “deliberate destruction” in Gaza following Israel’s Operation Cast Lead earlier this year, Israel Radio reported.
I’m glad to hear that Carter is ok, but I can’t help but point out the irony of his almost being murdered by Palestinians during a trip to the region in which he spent most of his time condemning Israeli aggression toward those very same Palestinians.
