We can have peace in the Holy Land : a plan that will work / Jimmy Carter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024.

Arab-Israeli conflict--1993---Peace.

Arab-Israeli conflict.

Peace.

Carter, Jimmy, 1924-2024--Political and social views.

Carter, Jimmy.

Political and social views.

Physical Description:

xxv, 228 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Edition:

First Simon and Schuster hardcover edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Simon & Schuster, 2009.

Summary:

Nobel Peace Laureate 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. For the last three decades, as President of the United States and as founder of The Carter Center, Carter 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 who will need to play key roles, and he sees encouraging signs. 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, and President Barack Obama is committed to a personal effort to exert that leadership. --From publisher description.

Contents:

Introduction: Storm Over a Book xv

1 From Abraham's Journeys to the Six-Day War 5

2 May Early Involvement with Israel 11

3 Peace at Camp David 29

4 Reagan, Bush I, and Clinton, 1981-2000 43

5 The Early Bush II Years, 2001-2005 57

6 Withdrawal from Gaza and Its Aftermath 77

7 Spasmodic Peace Efforts, Long Overdue 91

8 How Close Is Israel to Its Major Goals? 103

9 A Search for Information 117

10 Can Hamas Play a Positive Role? 131

11 Assessment of the Region 145

12 Challenges to Israelis and Palestinians 159

13 An Agenda for Peace 173

Appendix 1 U.N. Resolution 242, 1967 183

Appendix 2 Camp David Accords, 1978 185

Appendix 3 Arab Peace Proposal, 2002 195

Appendix 4 Key Points of the International Quartet's Roadmap for Peace, April 30, 2003 198

Appendix 5 Israel's Response to the Roadmap, May 25, 2003 207.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781439140635

1439140634

OCLC:

264039129

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