We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land

We Can Have Peace In The Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work[1] is a New York Times Best Seller book written by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and winner of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. It was published by Simon & Schuster in February 2009. It came as a sequel to his previous book Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid believing that U.S president Barack Obama said he will make a personal effort for Middle East Peace from the beginning of his administration.

We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work
AuthorJimmy Carter
Cover artistMichael Accordino
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectPolitical Science
GenreNonfiction
PublisherSimon & Schuster
Publication date
February 9, 2010
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback) AudioBook (Audio CD)
Pages256
ISBN978-1-4391-4069-7
OCLC264039129
LC ClassDS119.76.C354
Preceded byPalestine: Peace Not Apartheid 

While President, Carter hosted talks between Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt that led to the Israel-Egypt Peace Treaty. In this book Carter argues that Israel's continued control of Palestinian land has been the primary obstacle to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East.

Table of Contents
  • Introduction: Storm Over a Book
  1. From Abraham's Journeys to the Six-Day War
  2. My Early Involvement with Israel
  3. Peace at Camp David
  4. Reagan, Bush I, and Clinton, 1981-2000
  5. The Early Bush II Years, 2001-2005
  6. Withdrawal from Gaza and Its Aftermath
  7. Spasmodic Peace Efforts, Long Overdue
  8. How Close Is Israel to Its Major Goals?
  9. A Search for Information
  10. Can Hamas Play a Positive Role?
  11. Assessment of the Region
  12. Challenges to Israelis and Palestinians
  13. An Agenda for Peace

References
  1. http://www.jimmycarterlibrary.gov/library/carterbi.phtml


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