Books about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Book Guide): Commentary on Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, the Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Commentary (books not included). Pages: 42. Chapters: Commentary on Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, The Ethnic Cleansing of Palestine, 1948 and After, Blaming the Victims, Gaza in Crisis, Icon of Evil, From Time Immemorial, Bibliography of the Arab-Israeli conflict, Blood Libel at Deir Yassin, Peace Is Possible, The Missing Peace, Army of Shadows: Palestinian Collaboration with Zionism, 1917-1948, Mornings in Jenin, The Case for Israel, The Case for Peace, Beyond Chutzpah, Devil's Game, We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land, Victory for us is to see you suffer, Postcolonial Theory and the Arab-Israeli Conflict, The Politics of Anti-Semitism, Image and Reality of the Israel-Palestine Conflict, Lords of the Land, Scars of War, Wounds of Peace: The Israeli-Arab Tragedy, Middle East Illusions: Including Peace in the Middle East? Reflections on Justice and Nationhood. Excerpt: This article attempts to summarize and illustrate selected notable representative critical reaction to and commentary on the book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid (New York: Simon and Schuster, 2006) by former president Jimmy Carter, which has been highly controversial. The reception of the book has itself raised further controversy, occasioning Carter's own subsequent responses to such criticism. Critical response to Palestine Peace Not Apartheid has been mixed. Some journalists and academics have praised what they regard as Carter's courage for speaking honestly about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a media environment which is hostile to opponents of Israel's policies. Others, however, have been more negative. According to Julie Bosman, criticism of the book "has escalated to a full-scale furor," much of which has focused on Carter's use of the word "apartheid" in the subtitle. Some of the book's critics, including several leaders of the Democratic Party and of Ameri...