Former President Jimmy Carter-Nobel Peace Prize-winning author of the American classic An Hour Before Daylight and the #1 New York Times best-seller Our Endangered Values-returns with this controversial and thought-provoking work. In Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, Carter offers a history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, an analysis of previous solutions, and his recipe for success. Believing the lack of permanent Middle Eastern peace is a "persistent threat to global peace," Carter suggests two stumbling blocks to lasting harmony in this region. (1) Israel refuses to honor previous peace commitments. (2) Arab countries refuse to acknowledge Israel's right to exist as a nation. Carter places the lion's share of the blame for this impasse on Israel and characterizes current Israeli policy in the territories as "a system of apartheid." Carter's writing is clear and concise, and his illuminating narration emphasizes the compassionate tone of his exposition and reveals his kindly nature. "The Man who brokered peace between Israel and Egypt confronts today's Middle East."-Library Journal