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How could an alleged Christian become so anti-semetic & anti-Israel. in History from Vandy. As a two-time Emory Univ. Basically, its a "scratch a Russian, get a Tartar" situation. who upon rejection by their "own" people, entered into a dangerous flirtation (or worse) with Fascism/Communism/Nazism etc., etc. People say it is possible to be "anti-Israel" or at least extremely critical of Israel w/o being an anti-semite. In between degrees at Emory, I slipped in an M.A.
Nevertheless, my decision has [economically] enabled me to read very widely in history. grad (undergraduate & law), this man shames me. I was really meant to be a professor, but for selfish economic reasons went astray. If so, I have yet to see such a person. Always. There is absolutely no doubt in my mind that Jimmy Carter will go down in history as yet another one of those disappointed office seekers/leaders/politicians etc. If he lives long enough, I truly believe he will offer some sort of public support for totalitarianism of some ilk.
If you want to understand the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and the history of the area (during the 20th century), then this is a wonderful book to read. I think that's important to understand. What I value most about this book is that Carter acknowledges and explains that no party involved has been entirely right or honest. All have done wrong things. He isn't taking sides as many people have accused him of doing. Rather, he's looking at the situation from all sides and acknowledging the truth that no one is the good guy--the one who has done everything right.I would highly recommend this book to anyone who wants to understand the Middle East and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Everybody should read and save a copy of this piece of history written by an informative person for himself or herself.
the product of a consumate politician. bending over backwards to be 'balanced'. for a real view of this issue, try jonathan cook - 'disappearing palestine', or www.clearinghouse.info
Alas, it is merely the tip of the iceberg. As anyone who has followed the Israel/Palestine debate will tell you, this book must have taken great intestinal fortitude to write as well as publish. This will be an eye-opening read for those who get their Mideast knowledge from broadcast television, it may even seem over the top. I would give it 5 stars but I felt like Carter promoted the myth of political Israel being an extension of Biblical Israel in his section on Israeli history. The lie that Israel is a continuation of Biblical Israel and somehow a fullfillment of prophecy is one of the key factors crippling debate on this subject.Get "Whose Promised Land" or Stephen Green's "Taking Sides" for better understanding of modern Israel's early, hardly biblical, history.
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