We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work

Overview

In this urgent, balanced, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East -- and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just that.

President Carter has been a student of the biblical Holy Land all his life. For the last three decades, as president of the United States and as founder of The Carter Center, he has studied the complex and interrelated issues of the region's conflicts and has been actively involved in reconciling them. He knows the leaders of all factions in the region who will need to play key roles, and he sees encouraging signs among them.

Carter describes the history of previous peace efforts and why they fell short. He argues persuasively that the road to a peace agreement is now open and that it has broad international and regional support. Most of all, since there will be no progress without courageous and sustained U.S. leadership, he says the time for progress is now. President Barack Obama is committed to a personal effort to exert that leadership, starting early in his administration.

This is President Carter's call for action, and he lays out a practical and doable path to peace.

Editorial Reviews

In his latest, President Carter has written a review of the history of the conflict between Israel and its neighbors, including his own 35-year involvement in the peace process, in the hope that the new president will follow his lead with direct diplomacy and a dedication to creating peace. Acknowledging that his analysis (especially in 2007's Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid) has gotten him labeled "an anti-Semite, senile, a liar, a plagiarist, a racist, unfamiliar with the region and a supporter of terrorism," Carter doesn't spare any of the region's players from criticism, and documents the six proposals he made to the Hamas leadership in Palestine during a meeting last year. He also documents the behind-the-scenes story of the Camp David accord he negotiated between Israel and Egypt during his term in office, and the contributions to peace made by Shimon Perez, Yitzhak Rabin, Yasur Arafat, Menachem Begin and Anwar Sadat. Though unafraid to ruffle feathers, Carter is illuminating and inspiring in this knowledgeable insider's history.
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Author Information

Bio of Jimmy Carter

Jimmy Carter was born in Plains, Georgia, and served as thirty-ninth President of the United States. He and his wife, Rosalynn, founded The Carter Center, a nonprofit organization that prevents and resolves conflicts, enhances freedom and democracy, and improves health around the world. He is the author of numerous books, including Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, An Hour Before Daylight and Our Endangered Values. He received a "Best Spoken Word" Grammy Award for his recording of Our Endangered Values. All of President Carter's proceeds from this series will go to the Maranatha Baptist Church of Plains, Georgia.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Simon & Schuster

Filesize

912.86 KB

Number of Pages

256

eBook ISBN

1439148805