Jimmy Carter: “It's been a relief to us the last number of weeks to have those two nations negotiating directly.”

Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss. Without immediate action, we are at genuine risk of civil conflict and losing our precious democracy.

This is a very wise and very courageous thing for President Obama to do. And in my opinion, is long overdue.

An overwhelming portion of the intensely demonstrated animosity towards President Barack Obama is based on the fact that he is a black man.

I recognize that Israel is a wonderful democracy with freedom of speech and equality of treatment under the law between Arab Israelis and Jewish Israelis.