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Carter Says Israel Must Stop Building Settlements

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HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter says
Israel must stop building settlements in Palestine for there to be
peace in the Middle East.

Carter, a Nobel Peace laureate, spoke Monday night as he and
former First Lady Rosalynn Carter received an award honoring their humanitarian efforts from James Madison University's Mahatma Gandhi Center for Global Nonviolence.

Carter, 84, who helped bring peace between Egypt and Israel with the Camp David Accords when he was president, has maintained a strong interest in the Middle East. He said he has visited the region three times within the past year.

Carter says he's convinced that withdrawal of Israeli occupying
forces from Palestine and other neighboring countries will
dramatically reduce any threats to Israel.

Associated Press


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Former President Jimmy Carter at the Carter Center in Atlanta. (AP)

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