Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid Discussion Guide and Resources

President Jimmy Carter's book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid has been an important contribution to the discussion of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict in the United States.

The AFSC hopes that President Carter's book serves to promote more dialogue and reflection about the history of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, the U.S. role in the conflict and prospects for peace in the region. Below we have gathered several resources to help in this discussion including an AFSC-produced reading and discussion guide.

On this page you will find:

An AFSC-produced Reading and Discussion Guide
Reviews and Commentary
President Carter interviews, presentations and articles
Related AFSC materials on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict

AFSC Reading and Discussion Guide

This guide has been developed by the American Friends Service Committee's Middle East Peacebuilding Program. This 8-page guide is intended to facilitate discussion of President Carter's book by book groups, social action groups, classes, and other interested parties.

Please download the guide below, or contact the Middle East Peacebuilding program at israelpalestine@afsc.org if you would like to order bulk printed copies.

Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid: A Reading and Discussion Guide (PDF, 510 KB)

Reviews and Commentary

While AFSC does not necessarily endorse all the perspectives and criticisms of President Carter's book found in the materials below, we feel it is important to reflect the range of opinions that this important book has raised.

"Israelis adopt what South Africa dropped," by John Dugard, Atlanta Journal-Constitution (November 29, 2006)

"What Would Jimmy Do?: A former president puts the onus for resolving the Mideast conflict on the Israelis," by Jeffrey Goldberg, Washington Post (December 10, 2006)

"It's Not Apartheid . . .," by Michael Kinsley, Slate (December 11, 2006)

"Carter's apartheid charge rings true," by Saree Makdisi, San Francisco Chronicle (December 20, 2006)

"Jimmy Carter's Book: A Palestinian View," by Ali Abunimah, Wall Street Journal (December 26, 2006)

"Jimmy Carter's Book: An Israeli view," by Michael Oren, Wall Street Journal (December 26, 2006)

"Yes, There is Apartheid in Israel," by Shulamit Aloni, Counterpunch (January 8, 2007)

"Hurricane Carter," by Henry Siegman, The Nation (January 22, 2007)

"Jimmy Carter and Apartheid," by Joseph Lelyveld, New York Times Review of Books (March 29, 2007)

"Road Map to Peace - or Destruction?: Three evangelicals on the challenges of Israel-Palestine," by Charles Kimball, Sojourners Magazine (April, 2007)

Interviews, Presentations and Articles

President Carter interviewed on Canadian Broadcasting Company, YouTube (December 8, 2006)

"Speaking frankly about Israel and Palestine, " by President Jimmy Carter, Los Angeles Times (December 8, 2006)

President Carter speaking at Brandeis University, YouTube (January 23, 2007)

Related AFSC Materials

When the Rain Returns: Toward Justice and Reconciliation in Palestine and Israel

This book describes the experiences and analyses of an International Quaker Working Party, composed of eleven Quakers and three friends-of-Quakers, who visited Israel, Palestine and neighboring countries in June 2002. Learn more about When the Rain Returns and the When the Rain Returns Study Guide >

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