Israeli president and prime minister eulogize Jimmy Carter and emphasize his role in the Israel-Egypt peace treaty – while member of ruling coalition slams the 39th president for his role in nurturing ‘anti-Israel Woke culture.’
Israeli leaders responded to the passing of former American President Jimmy Carter with mixed messages Monday, with the Israeli president and premier both emphasizing Carter’s role in the historic Camp David Accords and subsequent peace treaty with Egypt, while overlooking his sharp criticism of the settlement movement and the accusations in his later life of Israeli apartheid in Judea and Samaria.
In a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office Monday morning, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered his condolences to the family of the 39th president, and lauded his role in brokering peace talks between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.
Israel’s head of state, President Isaac Herzog, echoed Netanyahu’s comments, hailing Carter as a “brave leader” who forged the first Arab-Israel peace treaty.