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Carter, Annan to lead peace delegation to Middle East next month
By The Associated Press
Tags: Israel, Jimmy Carter 

A council of world leaders launched by former President Nelson Mandela is sending a three-person team to try to help ease tensions in the Middle East, the organization known as The Elders said Friday.

Former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former Irish President Mary Robinson will visit Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Saudi Arabia April 13-21.

"I have just completed an intense and grueling negotiation in Kenya and learned that conflict is easier than peace, but persistence makes peace possible," said Annan, who added that in his former position he was acutely sensitive to the centrality of the Israeli-Palestinian crisis in the mind of many in the Middle East.
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Launched last year to celebrate Mandela's 89th birthday, the group of 12 world leaders is dedicated to fostering peace and resolving global crises. They will meet with figures inside and outside government and prepare a report to help people understand the urgency of peace and what is needed to secure it.

Archbishop Desmond Tutu, who chairs the group, appealed to Israelis and Palestinians to stop the cycle of violence. Tutu said in a separate statement issued by his office that he condemned unequivocally the "dastardly attack on eight Israeli students at a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem."

He also equally vehemently condemned the deaths of civilians in the recent surge in fighting between Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza.

"Peace will not come from the barrel of a gun, as we learned in South Africa," he said. "Peace will only come when the inexorable cycle of reprisal provoking counter reprisal, ad nauseam ends. When the inalienable rights of all, Israeli and Palestinian, are recognized and respected."

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      1.   Annan, Mandela, Carter Peace Mission 20:23  |  Ken Shostack 07/03/08
      2.   ignore this bunch of fools, elders huh fools is more like it 20:31  |  ralph 07/03/08
      3.   ignore this bunch of fools, elders huh fools is more like it 20:31  |  ralph 07/03/08
      4.   Carter again! Spare us! 20:37  |  Stephen 07/03/08
      5.   My response:cautious optimism,how come this group,respectable 20:40  |  lakshmi 07/03/08
      6.   Looks like these guys haven`t heard of Jihadist Islam... 20:41  |  G.Marcus 07/03/08
      7.   Jimmy Carter & Co of Hypocrites 20:42  |  Torontonian 07/03/08
      8.   # 2 ralph 20:52  |  Rachael 07/03/08
      9.   Israel: Don`t give these idiots in the country 20:54  |  Shep Fargotstein 07/03/08
      10.   To The Angry and Nasty Ones on This Forum 21:13  |  Brian Freund 07/03/08
      11.   The Delegation 21:15  |  Arie Arazi 07/03/08
      12.   Oh, thank heavens! 21:17  |  Michael O. 07/03/08
      13.   Oh . . NOW there`ll be peace!!! 21:21  |  Harry 07/03/08
      14.   collection of fools 21:24  |  ze`ev 07/03/08
      15.   To Rachael----Right On The Money--Thank You! 21:26  |  Brian Freund 07/03/08
      16.   Yariv 21:28  |  These fools 07/03/08
      17.   Israel should ignore this group 21:29  |  Gili 07/03/08
      18.   This is about their egos, not about peace 21:31  |  07/03/08
      19.   rachael your response showed how ignorant of history, naive and f 21:32  |  ralph 07/03/08
      20.   rachael lets see carter said the ayatola was a man of peace he wa 21:35  |  ralph 07/03/08
      21.   rachael lets see carter said the ayatola was a man of peace he wa 21:35  |  ralph 07/03/08
      22.   The three amigo`s 21:35  |  ..Marc 07/03/08
      23.   They will expose the apartheid ideology of zionism 21:43  |  Shulamit 07/03/08
      24.   the wise men of chelm 21:44  |  davic 07/03/08
      25.   Carter, Annan to lead peace delegation to M.E. next month 21:47  |  martin list, m.d. 07/03/08
      26.   Why dont they just add Farrakhan, Ahmadinejad, and David Duke 21:49  |  James 07/03/08
      27.   The 3 Musketeers of Objectivity 21:51  |  Michael O. 07/03/08
      28.   Carter +Antisemit 21:52  |  Johnathan Levi 07/03/08
      29.   Keystone Cops 21:54  |  Stephen 07/03/08
      30.   the carter circus is in town 21:55  |  greg 07/03/08
      31.   Hey Desmond, NOT A CYCLE OF VIOLENCE 21:57  |  B`Galil 07/03/08
      32.   you are right shulamit because carter has been paid off by the ar 21:58  |  ralph 07/03/08
      33.   to #8 Rachael - I know you mean well but... 22:02  |  B`Galil 07/03/08
      34.   Great, a bunch of guys who hate Israel 22:02  |  McQueen 07/03/08
      35.   The ELDERS!!!! Funny! 22:07  |  Mike 07/03/08
      36.   Peace is enemy of Israel , US and the Jews 22:18  |  El-Birawi 07/03/08
      37.   mission of Israel haters 22:20  |  Steven 07/03/08
      38.   Cautious optimism 22:29  |  John 07/03/08
      39.   Peace delegation 22:32  |  jeff 07/03/08
      40.   Carter?!! 22:33  |  George 07/03/08
      41.   this delegation 22:34  |  english jew 07/03/08
      42.   All Jew haters may now board the aircraft. 22:34  |  Gideon Reader 07/03/08
      43.   K A R C kofi Ana , robinson &, Carter 22:37  |  April 07/03/08
      44.   The three Stooges 22:45  |  BRL 07/03/08
      45.   Put them in a hotel in Sderot 22:49  |  Bob 07/03/08
      46.   The Three Musketeers 22:49  |  ka 07/03/08
      47.   Carter, Annan & Robinson 23:07  |  Mort 07/03/08
      48.   "Apartheid" Carter, "Durban" Robinson, and "UN" Annan: seriously? 23:08  |  Serge 07/03/08
      49.   This is simply a trap. 23:11  |  Stephen in New York 07/03/08
      50.   Professional meddlers... 23:15  |  Blogowitz 07/03/08
      51.   is this a joke ? 23:19  |  Avi 07/03/08
      52.   Annan, Mandela, Carter and the right-wing allergy is there..... 23:24  |  Swiss (Dino) 07/03/08
      53.   The Annan/Carter mission 23:25  |  graczek 07/03/08
      54.   #8 Rachael 23:35  |  Jane 07/03/08
      55.   Let them do some good. Provide them accomodations in Sderot 23:40  |  Jacob Blues 07/03/08
      56.   IS HE WRITING NEW BOOK 23:42  |  TOBIA 07/03/08
      57.   You`re right Lakshmi, why now? 23:43  |  Jacob Blues 07/03/08
      58.   Phony peace mission 23:52  |  Richard Wenig 07/03/08
      59.   So called peace mission of three ex-something 00:01  |  James Devon 08/03/08
      60.   What an insult!! What arrogance!! 00:05  |  Ben 08/03/08
      61.   Carter et al should go to Gaza and the West Bank 00:07  |  Roberta 08/03/08
      62.   Oy Vey...... 00:07  |  Hanan 08/03/08
      63.   cautious optimism,how come this group,respectable etc... 00:09  |  Brentwood 08/03/08
      64.   Peace Mission 00:15  |  Louis Fried 08/03/08
      65.   19 graczek,there are 3 solutions: 00:32  |  lakshmi 08/03/08
      66.   James # 15 00:38  |  Stephen 08/03/08
      67.   #18 Swiss (Dino) - I doubt these 3 will be perceived as honest 00:40  |  Tom 08/03/08
      68.   graczek please 00:44  |  Tom 08/03/08
      69.   #21 Perfect! Give a hotel room in downtown Sderot to work in! 00:46  |  Tom 08/03/08
      70.   Delagation to Israel/Cater and Company 00:59  |  Maurice Zaslawsky 08/03/08
      71.   What did you say? 01:32  |  mike cato 08/03/08
      72.   Carter, Annan delegation to bring peace 01:32  |  Marvin Diamond 08/03/08
      73.   2nd try-This is simply a trap. 01:32  |  Stephen in New York 08/03/08
      74.   The Vaudeville act-"The 3 Stooges"- Returns to deafening SILENCE 01:46  |  EGW 08/03/08
      75.   How About, Instead, Assad, Nassrallah & Ahmadejan 02:03  |  Brad 08/03/08
      76.   The world keep trying. 02:36  |  pal 08/03/08
      77.   Host them in Sderot 02:44  |  Anna Nicole Smith 08/03/08
      78.   Why are they coming? 02:44  |  Steve from Raleigh 08/03/08
      79.   Swiss dino 02:44  |  Rory 08/03/08
      80.   The Three Stooges 02:45  |  Steven 08/03/08
      81.   Another Durban conference 03:10  |  peter 08/03/08
      82.   The Bottom Line... 03:29  |  Steven 08/03/08
      83.   Carter the Clown 03:30  |  * BEN JABO 08/03/08
      84.   Rachael is right 03:31  |  Brian 08/03/08
      85.   Do not allow Jimmy Carter on Jewish soil 03:32  |  Michael Gans 08/03/08
      86.   Israelis must protest his visit! 03:32  |  Mark 08/03/08
      87.   Who next? Mel Gibson, Osama Bin Laden? 03:33  |  Mark 08/03/08
      88.   Jimmy must be writing a new book! 03:39  |  Mark 08/03/08
      89.   Carter`s presence is not peaceful! 03:43  |  Mark 08/03/08
      90.   #15, dont forget 04:05  |  Paul 08/03/08
      91.   Steven 28 - You stole my line!! "The 3 Stooges" LOL 04:06  |  Free Gilad Shalit 08/03/08
      92.   Coffee, Carter & Robinson - How anti-Israel can u get??? 04:08  |  Free Gilad Shalit 08/03/08
      93.   Not A Single Friend Of Israel Involved 04:08  |  Yosemite 08/03/08
      94.   How come Nasrallah & Ahmadjihad arn`t included?? 04:11  |  Free Gilad Shalit 08/03/08
      95.   I Would Not Let These Bastards Set Foot On Israeli Soil 04:13  |  Eli 08/03/08
      96.   yeahhhh, that`s not gonna work 04:15  |  Pablo B 08/03/08
      97.   Send this group packing OUT of Israel 04:24  |  Izzy 08/03/08
      98.   Are they kidding? 04:27  |  Nechama 08/03/08
      99.   Zero Street-Cred. Ciphers 04:41  |  Phillipe T. Lucre 08/03/08
      100.   peace mission 05:03  |  al 08/03/08
      101.   Just Say No ! 05:13  |  Free Gilad Shalit 08/03/08
      102.   Carter can only make things worse! 05:16  |  Mark 08/03/08
      103.   Carter, Annan to lead peace delegation to Middle East next month 05:20  |  Walt 08/03/08
      104.   What about the other statesmen 05:44  |  Shai 08/03/08
      105.   don`t forget Chavez!!!!! 06:27  |  Ken 08/03/08
      106.   Beware of these anti-Israel bunch 06:32  |  Nechama 08/03/08
      107.   Title Of Carter`s Next Book 07:01  |  Yosemite 08/03/08
      108.   One thing in common... 07:13  |  Webster 08/03/08
      109.   "The Clowns" would describe them better 07:51  |  Voice of Reason 08/03/08
      110.   3 Peace makers and Sderot 07:53  |  howiej 08/03/08
      111.   THE AXIS OF EVIL ARE ON THEIR WAY 08:18  |  MJ 08/03/08
      112.   Anti-Semits coming to Israel. 08:35  |  Jean Van Daem 08/03/08
      113.   Graczek-dream on, dingbat 08:47  |  Stephen in New York 08/03/08
      114.   annan,mandela, carter - joke 08:55  |  in israel 08/03/08
      115.   THEY ARE NOT NEEDED 09:45  |  BRAZILIAN 08/03/08
      116.   peace facade 09:45  |  ka 08/03/08
      117.   WHY NOT AHAMADINDJAD AND CHAVEZ WITH THEM 09:51  |  KING DAVID 08/03/08
      118.   # 59 Rory, "understanding for massmurder....???" 09:56  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/03/08
      119.   # 47 Tom, the problem is, what is considered to be anti-Semitic.. 10:04  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/03/08
      120.   Carter, Annan and gang 10:12  |  Alan 08/03/08
      121.   Mandela should know better! 10:46  |  S 08/03/08
      122.   peace delegation? rather a business delegation! 10:53  |  scallywag 08/03/08
      123.   for swiss (dino) and others who speak german 11:00  |  scallywag 08/03/08
      124.   KENYA AND ISRAEL, ANNAN? 11:24  |  indrajaya 08/03/08
      125.   the lame, the deaf and the blind 11:41  |  rolfkitty 08/03/08
      126.   # 123 scallywag 11:58  |  Swiss (Dino) 08/03/08
      127.   mary robinson 12:54  |  saul a. readner 08/03/08
      128.   No, thank you 13:22  |  17 08/03/08
      129.   Take out that S! It`s not yours. You want so much to be me?? 13:29  |  S 08/03/08
      130.   Hosting Them In Sderot Is A Good Idea 14:02  |  Raviv 08/03/08
      131.   20/21 Ralph - Hating Peacemakers? 14:14  |  Mark of Lewiston 08/03/08
      132.   Carter, Annan to lead , Etc 14:51  |  Michael V. Roth 08/03/08
      133.   Just when I thought things couldn`t get any crazier 14:55  |  Judith, Haifa 08/03/08
      134.   Carter? 15:26  |  Brod 08/03/08
      135.   Annan, Mandela, Carter 16:22  |  igor 08/03/08
      136.   I bet you these Respectable men will succeed 18:15  |  Harry 08/03/08
      137.   8#, But Rachel, they do NOT want to be helped. 18:22  |  Bill 08/03/08
      138.   #5 Lakshmi - If you were present 21:30  |  * BEN JABO 08/03/08
      139.   #10 Brian Freund 21:34  |  * BEN JABO 08/03/08
      140.   #136 Harry Ct 03:07  |  * BEN JABO 09/03/08
      141.   #136 Harry Ct 03:07  |  * BEN JABO 09/03/08
      142.   Ben Jabo & Brod - Hating Peacemakers, too 06:25  |  Mark of Lewiston 09/03/08
      143.   #142 Mark Lewiston 16:26  |  * BEN JABO 09/03/08
      144.   And where have these three nits every helped peace? 22:01  |  velvel in decatur 11/03/08
      145.   History lesson 04:11  |  Howard 13/03/08
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