A few days ago I watched the documentary Jimmy Carter: Man from Plains, which traced his book tour in 2006/2007 promoting Palestine: Peace not Apartheid. The book was/is quite controversial, as you might guess from the title. Carter's premise is that within the Palestinian territories, the Palestinians are segregated from the Israeli settlers and systematically deprived of access and human rights. A nice summary of reaction to the book can be found in this Washington Post blog entry.
Much of Carter's concern was about the conditions under which the Palestinians live, especially in Gaza. I've looked around on the web and have not found any statement or op-ed from Carter on the current situation. Perhaps he's been asked to keep quiet so as not to send mixed signals about what the current and soon-to-be administrations will do.
I'd love to know what he's thinking and hear what he has to say on the subject. I imagine that, first, he would make a humanitarian plea for food, clean water and medical supplies in Gaza.
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