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The Amazon Store at MillionDollarPetPix.com ( In association with Amazon.com )Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid - another recommendationIn addition to this remarkable book by Jimmy Carter, I strongly recommend `The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy'. It is completely bewildering how general public and the government allowed being stupefied till such degree by fabricated justification for many Israeli actions. Rating:  - Book needs to be trashedAbominable. That is what Jimmy Carter's book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, is. His book is probably one of the worst I have ever read on Israeli and Middle Eastern affairs. In all honestly, the book needs to be removed from every bookshelf in the county. Instead of promoting peace, it does just the opposite. Throughout his book, There were a few things that consistently irritated me. For one thing, on almost every page Carter refers to Israel has being occupied land or territory. For someone who claims to know a lot about Israel and the Middle East, Carter knows very little or nothing at all. If he would study his Bible more, he claims in his book he teaches Sunday school, he would know that the land the Jews now live in was promised to them by God thousands of years ago when God led Abraham out from the Ur of the Chaldees and led him unto a land that he was going to show him. (Gen 12:1-7) Upon his arrival in the land of Canaan, it is never referred to as the land of Palestine in the Bible, God promised Abraham that his descendents would inhabit the land forever. And nothing. Absolutely nothing would ever change those promises. (Gen 15:1-21) Something else that bothered me about his book was, was that he consistently blamed the Jews for most, if not all, the trouble in the Middle East. One gets the impression, after reading Carter's book, that the Israelis can do no right, and that the Palestinians can do no wrong. He makes mention that he received the Nobel Prize for peace several years back, I was scratching my head wondering how such a person could receive such an award when, in all honesty, he does not promote peace, but dissension. Something else that bothered me tremendously was the fact that Carter kept bringing op the dividing of Israel into two states. Many people have been duped into believing that if Israel were divided into two states, one for the Palestinians and the other for the Israelis, that this would resolve the Middle East conflict, and that every thing will suddenly be like paradise. Sorry. It won't happen that way. Numerous treaties and resolutions have been signed over the course of more than 15 years, and yet no peace has come. The Palestinians claim that once their fake Palestinian state has been set up, that peace will finally come to the Middle East. Who do they think they are fooling? Peace. True and everlasting peace will only come to the Middle East and Israel when Jesus, the Prince of Peace, is sitting on the throne of David, in Jerusalem. Rating: - The TruthIt's great to see someone with the status that Jimmy Carter holds, still care to make what is wrong with the world right. A majority of this country did not re-elect President Carter for a second presidential term,(Your loss) but years later he is still making an impact on the lives of people all over the world. That is who we need in office, someone who is sincere enough to care when the cameras are not on, and when lobbyists are not whispering in your ear. President Carter....thank you for your efforts with Palestine and all the other numerous causes you strive to make right. Rating: - TruthI have always had my reservations about Jimmy Carter. I did not like his presidency, its legacy nor how he handled the Hijacking towards the end of his presidency. That said I found this book to be the best, all around go-to book that explains EVERYTHING concerning Israel, its neighbors and the history of the conflict and how it leads up to today. Carter's bias is little and generally he gives both sides and history a very fair shake, so fair in fact that I have read many inflamatory comments and reviews that he is a Jew hater, israel hater or arab hater. This books sits next to The Israel Lobby and U.S. Foreign Policy by John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt and a few books by Niall Ferguson in my library in my study. If you want a concise, fair and truely balanced view of what problems exist in the middle east then by all means read this book! He took pains to back every bit that he could with UN resolutions in his appedix. Rating: - complex issues clearly explainedThis book is easy to read and clearly explains the history and present day situation in Palestine. It is President Carter's assessment, and his ego is evident, but overall this is an interesting book, particularly if you're just starting to learn about this area of the world. I read it in a couple of hours and plan to read it again to pick up more detail. I found especially interesting the internal politics of the countries bordering Palestine.
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