The Democratic Party, Jimmy Carter, and Why Friends of Israel Should Think Twice Before Supporting the Democratic Party

We hear alot about how "right wing reactionaries" (I think those were Mr. Clinton's words recently) have taken over the Republican Party, while hearing very little about what has happpened to the Democratic Party. In short, it is unfortunately dominated at the top by leftists who possess too much hatred of American ideals. Democratic Party views towards the State of Israel are particularly disturbing, with only 43% of Democrats supporting Israel vs 84% of Republicans (see the great set of ads at The Republican Jewish Coalition website). That statistic is not a misprint -- it merely reflects a set of values that seeks to "understand the legitimate grievances" of our enemies, rather than to accept the regrettable fact that our enemies can hate us simply because theirs is a culture of empire and violence, and they feel religiously compelled to subjugate Judeo-Christian culture.

Anyway, back to Jimmy Carter, who has demonstrated in the past that he is genuinely a Southern anti-Semite of the old school (and I am not confusing anti-Semite with Anti-Zionist -- at several points in the past 30 years his anti-Zionism has veered into the irrational, leading to only one logical conclusion). From our friends at Gardner Carton and Mesirow Capital:

Mid-November Surprise
Jimmy Carter has a new book coming out next month, an anti-Israel polemic titled "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid," reports the Forward:

Judging from an advance review manuscript of the new work, published by Simon & Schuster and set for release November 14, Carter appears to place the bulk of the blame on Israel for its continuing conflict with the Palestinians. But his critics will probably be most offended by the use of the word "apartheid" in the title.
The book comes as the Republican Jewish Coalition is already waging a nationwide media campaign to convince Jewish voters that the Democratic Party can no longer be counted on to provide unflinching support for Israel. . . .
The book was originally slated to be released November 1--six days prior to this year's congressional elections--but will now be available in stores November 14, according to Simon & Schuster spokeswoman Elizabeth Hayes.
Jewish Democrats say that they were pushing for a later release date.
Hayes says the delay was to allow Carter time to add material on the summer's war with Hezbollah. In any case, it's an interesting contrast with the spate of anti-Bush books that have come out just in time for the election.