Jimmy Carter: “I believe in a strong defense.”

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.

Inside Israel, there's no semblance of apartheid. It's a wonderful democracy, with everyone treated the same.

I say to you, quite frankly, that the time for racial discrimination is over.

I would prefer a much more rapid withdrawal myself and I don't know what the, you know, what the recommendation will be until I see the written report.