A prominent Jewish leader criticized former President Jimmy Carter on Monday, blasting Carter for saying in a speech this month that the U.S. government has "yielded excessively" to Israel.
Abraham Foxman, the national director of the Anti-Defamation League, said that Carter's comments during a recent conference on U.S.-Arab relations suggest that he was not sincere in a 2009 apology to the Jewish community.
Carter said in a statement Monday that he has "never stigmatized" Israel during his presidency or after leaving the White House. He has long said bringing peace to the Middle East has been his top priority in the 30 years since his …
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