Jimmy Carter's peacemaker

Yes, Jimmy Carter really said that (graphics from here).


The [former] president, who has been visiting Israel
and the West Bank, met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud
Abbas Saturday but didn’t meet with Netanyahu or President Reuven
Rivlin.

He told reporters that he didn’t ask to meet
with Netanyahu or his government, and never has, because it would be a
“waste of time.” He