Israel Refuses To Provide Security During Carter Visit
Israel made its feelings known about former President Jimmy Carter’s upcoming meeting with the exiled leader of Hamas, by refusing to assist the Secret Service with protecting the ex-President. It’s standard procedure for the Secret Service to cooperate with their Israeli counterpart, known as the Shin Bet.
The U.S. and Israeli security services typically share the duties of guarding visiting dignitaries, but not this time. In an unprecedented move, the Shin Bet declined to even meet with the Secret Service detail guarding Carter.
Even worse, Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert also refused to meet with the ex-President. Carter was forced to meet with the ceremonial President of Israel, Shimon Perez.
As if Carter’s ridiculous trip to meet with the leader of Hamas in Syria wasn’t enough, the ex-President asked to meet with notorious Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouthi who is serving five life sentences for murder. Not surprisingly, the Israeli authorities refused to allow any such visit.
For some reason Jimmy Carter has a real fetish for meeting with the world’s worst dictators and terrorist organizations. I don’t know why the peanut farmer turned horrible President can’t just enjoy his twilight years here at home seen but not heard.
Carter was one the worst Presidents in American history with a particularly horrible legacy in the area of foreign policy, so he’s the last guy that should be running around meeting with our enemies.
-Chris Jones
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