Jimmy Carter, a Democratic superdelegate to the 2008 Dem convention, had a face-to-face meeting with Hamas terror leader Khaled Meshaal in Syria on Saturday. AFP:Former US president Jimmy Carter and Khaled Meshaal, exiled chief of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, held more talks in Syria on Saturday focused on a possible truce between Israel and Gaza militants and the release of an Israeli soldier, Hamas said.
The two men held a lengthy meeting on Friday, strongly opposed by Washington and Israel who view Hamas as a terrorist organisation despite its victory in Palestinian elections in 2006.
Carter, on a Middle East trip to promote peace efforts amid continuing bloodshed, suggested to the Damascus-based Meshaal that the Palestinian movement should make some goodwill gestures towards Israel.
The 2002 Nobel Peace prizewinner proposed a truce between Israel and Hamas, which controls the Gaza Strip, "an exchange of prisoners, which would include Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit, the lifting of the Israeli blockade of the strip, and a solution to the Rafah terminal," Hamas official Mohammad Nazzal told AFP.
Nazzal said Hamas would respond to Carter "soon".
It would reply positively but "not at any price. The interests of the Palestinian people must be taken into account," he said.
I hadn't realized until a few days ago that Jimmy Carter is a superdelegate to the 2008 Dem convention.
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Hamas does not recognize Israel so it is absurd to negotiate with them about Israel's security. (photo via theodoresworld.net)
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Previous rogues gallery of Dem delegates:
Dem superdelegate Alcee Hastings was removed from office for bribery and perjury
Dem superdelegate Nancy Worley indicted on felony campaign finance violations
Dem superdelegate William Jefferson indicted for conspiracy and solicitation of bribes
Dem superdelegate Acevedo Vila indicted on 19 felony counts
Dem superdelegate Kwame Kilpatrick indicted for perjury, obstruction of justice
Dem superdelegate Jim McDermott ordered to pay $1 million in legal fees
Dem delegate Sharpe James and mistress convicted in corruption trial
Dem delegate Derrick Shepherd indicted
Husband of Dem superdelegate Debbie Stabenow told police he paid a prostitute for sex
