We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land by Jimmy Carter

His latest book is subtitled, 'A Plan That Will Work.' And that plan, Carter said, is no secret: a two-state solution in which Israel's right to exist is recognized by its neighbors - within its pre-1967 borders. It follows his 2006 analysis, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, which sparked protests from supporters of Israel. 'For the first time, the Hamas leaders pledged that they would accept any peace agreement negotiated between the Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israel,' Carter said - as long as Palestinians approve the agreement in a referendum.Īnd the recent violence between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which Carter called an 'evolving tragedy,' adds what he said is 'another element of urgency to bringing peace to Israel.'Ĭarter has written a new book on that topic, titled We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land. The former president also cited progress in his meetings with members of the Palestinian parties, Hamas and Fatah, in April and December of 2008. For the Middle East, Carter said, that should mean 'a balanced and aggressive commitment to bring peace. The first development was the election of Barack Obama as president, he tells NPR's Renee Montagne. And he says there have been three recent developments that could help achieve it. In the decades since, Carter has pursued a much more elusive goal: a lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Much of the credit for that treaty goes to former President Jimmy Carter. Nearly 30 years ago, Israel and Egypt signed a peace treaty that holds to this day. Bush, President Barack Obama, former President George W. In this book Carter argues that Israel's continued control of Palestinian land has been the primary obstacle to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East.Former President Jimmy Carter (far right) recently visited the Oval Office with his four successors (from left): President George H.W. While President, Carter hosted talks between Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt that led to the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty.

It came as a sequel to his 2006 book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid believing that U.S president Barack Obama said he will make a personal effort for Middle East Peace from the beginning of his administration. It was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2009. We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work is a New York Times Best Seller book by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.

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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land by Jimmy Carter