In a letter to the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, he writes:
We must recognize Israel’s achievements under difficult circumstances, even as we strive in a positive way to help Israel continue to improve its relations with its Arab populations, but we must not permit criticisms for improvement to stigmatize Israel,” Carter’s message said. “As I would have noted at Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur, but which is appropriate at any time of the year, I offer an Al Het (a plea for forgiveness) for any words or deeds of mine that may have done so.”
The folks at Creative Minority Report write:
Isn’t that nice. Oh, in a not-at-all related story, Jimmy Carter’s grandson is running for Congress in a Georgia district that has a significant (at least for Georgia) Jewish population.
“Hey, I am really sorry for all that anti-Israel stuff I have been doing for years and years. I am also really sorry that I left that Holocaust thing out of my book on Israel and all the other things. Yeah, really sorry about that. Have you met my Grandson Jason, he is running for Congress and he really likes Jews.”
The only thing worse than no apology is a convenient apology. Funny, I didn’t think I could like Jimmy Carter less, I guess I was wrong.