 Cover showing the author, left, and protesters at the Israeli West Bank barrier, right | |
| Author | Jimmy Carter |
|---|---|
| Cover artist | Michael Accordino |
| Language | English |
| Subject | Political science |
| Published | 2006 (Simon & Schuster) |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardcover), Audiobook (Audio CD) |
| Pages | 264 pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-7432-8502-5 |
| 956.04 22 | |
| LC Class | DS119.7 .C3583 2006 |
Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid[1] is a book written by 39th President of the United States Jimmy Carter. It was published by Simon & Schuster in November 2006.[2]
The book is primarily based on talks, hosted by Carter during his presidency, between Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt that led to the Egypt–Israel peace treaty.
In this book Carter argues that Israel's continued control and construction of settlements have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East.[3] That perspective, coupled with the use of the word Apartheid in the titular phrase Peace Not Apartheid, and what critics said were errors and misstatements in the book, sparked controversy. Carter has defended his book and countered that response to it "in the real world…has been overwhelmingly positive."[4]
The documentary Man from Plains (2007) depicts the book tour Carter undertook to promote his book.
- ^ "Annotated Bibliography of books by Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter". www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov. Archived from the original on 1 June 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
- ^ According to https://www.nytimes.com/pages/books/bestseller/index.html "Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction", New York Times, accessed 27 January 2007: Palestine Peace Not Apartheid was number 6 on the list as of date accessed. It was listed as number 11 in "New York Times Best Sellers: Hardcover Nonfiction" on 18 March 2007, on the list for 15 weeks for the week ending 3 March 2007. As of 6 May 2007 it no longer appears on the expanded list featured at that site
- ^ "SimonSays's On Demand Pages on Vimeo". vimeo.com. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ Carter, Jimmy (8 December 2006). "Speaking frankly about Israel and Palestine". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 16 April 2017.