Former President Jimmy Carter Speaks in Iowa City President Jimmy Carter urged Iowans to ask presidential candidates to make a pledge to work for peace (Photo M. Gillespie).
FORMER PRESIDENT Jimmy Carter spoke to an audience of more than 7,000 about his book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, and about peace in the Middle East, at an April 18 appearance at the University of Iowa’s Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
“If they won’t make this pledge to you, do not support them,” Carter urged. “This is it: ‘If elected president I will do everything possible to promote negotiations between the Israelis and the Palestinians to achieve peace and security for Israel and a secure and contiguous state for the Palestinians.’ If they won’t tell you that, don’t support them,” the former president said to enthusiastic applause.
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