Tuesday, October 1, 2024

Jimmy Carter (Talking Peace, 1995) explains the situation in Palestine/Israel

Map of Middle East printed in Jimmy Carter's book Talking Peace, 1995

Today, Jimmy Carter turns 100. His book Talking Peace (1995) is free to read on Archive.org.

See how he explains this in the first few pages:

For 400 years, the Ottoman Turks ruled Palestine. After World War I, the League of Nations allowed Britain to take over. After World War II, the United Nations wanted to split the land into separate Jewish and Arab states. War broke out. Israel declared victory, though no surrounding Arab states would recognize it. Jordan took the West Bank. Egypt took the Gaza strip. In 1967, Israel seized territory from Egypt, Syria, and the Palestinians.

paragraph from the book. In summary: For 400 years, the Ottoman Turks ruled Palestine. After World War I, the League of Nations allowed Britain to take over.
paragraph from the book. In summary: After World War II, the United Nations wanted to split the land into separate Jewish and Arab states. War broke out. Israel declared victory, though no surrounding Arab states would recognize it.
paragraph from the book. In summary: Jordan took the West Bank. Egypt took the Gaza strip.
paragraph from the book. In summary: In 1967, Israel seized territory from Egypt, Syria, and the Palestinians.

Jimmy Carter's background

A Rural Georgia Town Formed a U.S. President: Jimmy Carter’s memoir ‘An Hour Before Daylight’. Tucker Lieberman, May 19, 2024, 9-min read.

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