Reddit mentions of Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid

The fact that he'd write this book calling out Israel demonstrates that Jimmy Carter has more fucking sack than any present day western public figure.

book link

http://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285026

I'd imagine that's a big part of it.

He's got to be about the only US President to bluntly denounce the policies in action in the Occupied Territories.

If you think his opinion is biased, read Jimmy Carter's book on it. He feels the same way. It's the truth. Read the Israel Lobby and U.S. foreign policy too. Our foreign policy goals in the middle east would be a cake walk without having to drag the morally putrefied carcass of isreal with us into every negotiation. Shedding that dead weight would expedite our diplomatic dealings world wide as well. You'd also get to stop keeping a self defeating dead end project that benefits the United States in no real way artificially afloat with your tax dollars. If more American Jews who lobby for Israel's interest considered America's interest first, the media would tell you as much every day. Get Carter's book. It's excellent.

http://www.amazon.com/Palestine-Peace-Apartheid-Jimmy-Carter/dp/0743285026

In that case, my nation-state (the US) could withdraw the billions of foreign aid we send to Israel every year. And to Egypt for not attacking Israel. (They're by far the top recipients, unless we count Iraq. And it's probably not even counting other forms of military aid we send them.) Let the mightiest and most militant survive without my nation's intervention.

Or, we could support the significant Israeli and Palestinian peace movements, and eliminate what president Carter calls "apartheid."

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid By Jimmy Carter (of presidential fame) is a pretty good overview of the history of it all. He comes down pretty harshly on Israel iirc. The information is all there and he has a very unique perspective to share and personal stories that you can't get elsewhere.