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crowning achievement of Jimmy Carter's presidency was the
Camp David Accords between Israel and Egypt, and he has continued
his public and private diplomacy ever since, winning the Nobel
Peace Prize in 2002 for his decades of work for peace, human
rights, and international development. He has been a tireless
author since then as well, writing bestselling books on his
childhood, his faith, and American history and politics, but
in Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, he has returned to the
Middle East and to the question of Israel's peace with its
neighbors--in particular, how Israeli sovereignty and security
can coexist permanently and peacefully with Palestinian nationhood.
It's a rare honor to ask questions of a former
president, and we are grateful that President Carter was able
to take the time in between his work with his wife, Rosalynn,
for the Carter Center and Habitat for Humanity and his many
writing projects to speak with us about his hopes for the
region and his thoughts on the book.
A big thank you to President Carter for granting
our request for an interview.
All Customer Reviews
5 out of 5 - Jan 14, 2007
Former President Carter reviews the history
as well as the current events behind the peace process mainly
for the American reader who is deprived of the facts and the
truth when it comes to this conflict.
Carter is currently being harshly attacked by
most of the US media (and by pro-Israel fanatics calling him
an anti-semite) for promoting a peaceful solution in accordance
with UN resolutions, international law, and human rights.
The "apartheid" in the book title descibes well
the actions of Israel's military occupation of the West Bank,
and the prison-like conditions in Gaza.
We hope that the government(s) of Israel and
those pro-Israel fanatics will one day realize that a just
and lasting peace in that part of the world is actually in
the national interests of Israel, Palestine, and the Western
countries.
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