Jimmy Carter, writing in the Washington Post, says, that, based on his personal I involvement, “the devastating invasion of Gaza by Israel could easily have been avoided.”
Carter blames Israel for breaking a “fragile truce” on Nov. 4, “when Israel launched an attack in Gaza to destroy a defensive tunnel being dug by Hamas inside the wall that encloses Gaza.”
Carter says, “After 12 days of ‘combat,’ the Israeli Defense Forces reported that more than 1,000 targets were shelled or bombed. During that time, Israel rejected international efforts to obtain a cease-fire, with full support from Washington. Seventeen mosques, the American International School, many private homes and much of the basic infrastructure of the small but heavily populated area have been destroyed. This includes the systems that provide water, electricity and sanitation. Heavy civilian casualties are being reported by courageous medical volunteers from many nations, as the fortunate ones operate on the wounded by light from diesel-powered generators.”
