Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

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Simon and Schuster, Sep 4, 2008 - Social Science - 288 pages
President Carter, who was able to negotiate peace between Israel and Egypt, has remained deeply involved in Middle East affairs since leaving the White House. He has stayed in touch with the major players from all sides in the conflict and has made numerous trips to the Holy Land, most recently as an observer in the Palestinian elections of 2006.

In this book President Carter shares his intimate knowledge of the history of the Middle East and his personal experiences of the principal actors, and he addresses sensitive political issues many British and American officials shy from. PALESTINE is a challenging and provocative book. Pulling no punches, Carter prescribes steps that must be taken for the two states to share the Holy Land without a system of apartheid or the constant fear of terrorism.
 

Contents

List of Maps
Historical Chronology
Prospects for Peace
My First Visit to Israel 1973
My Presidency 197781
The Key Players
Other Neighbors
The Reagan Years 198189
The George H W Bush Years
The Oslo Agreement
The Palestinian Election 1996
Bill Clintons Peace Efforts
The George W Bush Years 13 The Geneva Initiative
The Palestinian and Israeli Elections 2006
The Wall as a Prison
Summary

My Visits with Palestinians

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About the author (2008)

Jimmy Carter was the thirty-ninth President of the United States, serving from 1977 to 1981. In 1982, he and his wife founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving the lives of people around the world. Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2002. He is the author of thirty books, including A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety; A Call to Action: Women, Religion, Violence, and Power; An Hour Before Daylight: Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood; and Our Endangered Values: America’s Moral Crisis.

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