The apartheid that exists in Palestine is predicated not on racism, but on the desire of a minority of Israeli leaders to acquire and keep Palestinian land. And in doing so, they occupy the land, they confiscate it, they colonize it, they displace Palestinians from their own homes, their own fields, their own pastures, and then they subdue and persecute the Palestinians when they object to this crime against themselves.

That’s what former U.S. president Jimmy Carter had to say during a recent interview with Jonathan Curiel, staff writer for The San Fransisco Chronicle’s Insight section. Carter spoke with Curiel about his controversial new book, “Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid.”

For more information, visit:
www.sfgate.com
www.cartercenter.org/