Carter on CNN

I saw former President Jimmy Carter on CNN Sunday morning with Wolf Blitzer. The big news of the interview was Carter's repeating his claim that he had negotiated a cease-fire with Hamas last month. Hamas controls the Gaza Strip portion of the Palestinian Territories and has launched rocket attacks into Israel almost daily.

Carter met with the leadership of Hamas during his controversial trip to the Mid East. Both the United States and Israel were angry over Carter's meeting with Hamas since they are considered by both governments to be a terrorist organization.

He said that during a meeting with Hamas' leaders in Syria, the group agreed to stop attacks on Israel and begin negotiations. Carter had made this claim during his trip. The next day a Hamas spokesman said Carter's statement was false. But the former President told Blitzer that this spokesman was not speaking for the group and that he (Carter) had confirmed with the leaders of Hamas their desire to talk. Israel rejected their offer.