Jimmy "I never have anything bad to say about the Palestinians" Carter has an op-ed piece on Israel in USA Today. Need I say more?

Israel's new plan: A land grab

The barrier is not located on the internationally recognized boundary between Israel and Palestine....

I didn't realize there was a country called Palestine - who exactly has recognized this imaginary country's borders?

Only about twice the size of Washington, D.C., Gaza is now a politically and economically non-viable region, almost completely isolated from the West Bank, Israel and the outside world.

Only half the size of Gaza, Washington D.C. is now a politically and economically non-viable region, almost completely isolated from Maryland, Virginia and the outside world. - OK, I just threw that in for laughs :-)

It would be a mistake to underestimate the difficulty of finding a mutually acceptable agreement, but many Israelis, Palestinians and international representatives are familiar with what must be its ultimate basic terms. They include reasonable border compromises based on the swapping of land, which could leave a substantial number of Israeli settlers undisturbed on Palestinian land.

I know that Israel was willing to swap land when Arafat rejected their proposals in the past. I wasn't aware that any Palestinians were open to that. Besides, as Carter mentions himself...

"..The recently elected Hamas legislators will neither recognize nor negotiate with Israel while Palestinian land is being occupied."

So if I follow the logic "many Palestinians" know what must be done for peace yet the majority elected Hamas. Sorry Jimmy, peace isn't made with "many people", it is made with governments. "Many Palestinians" are straw men if I ever saw some.

A mutual Israeli-Palestinian agreement would undoubtedly result in full recognition of Israel by all Arab nations, with normal diplomatic and economic relations, and permanent peace and justice for the Palestinians.

Right - and the Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 freed the United States from a legacy of hate and discrimination and ensured the eternal equality of African-Americans. Oh puh-leeze.