I realized that to achieve peace in the Middle East I would have to be seen as an honest broker by both sides.

Apartheid is when two peoples occupy the same land, forced segregation is imposed, and one dominates and persecutes the other. The driving force for the terrible oppression of the Palestinians comes from a minority of Israelis and their desire to confiscate and colonize Palestinian land.

there is wide use of the word "apartheid" in Israel among prominent leaders, including a former attorney general (Ben Ya'ir), scholars and legislators (Shulamit Aloni), editors of major newspapers (Ha'aretz), human rights organizations (B'Tselem), and litigants before the Israeli Supreme court in Jerusalem.

this cruel treatment of Palestinians is contrary to

the tenets of the Jewish faith

the basic principles of the Nation of Israel

Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond TuTu have visited the territories and used the same description.

I wrote this book

because we desperately needed a debate in America