Jimmy Carter: “My greatest ambition will be to represent the people of my Nation truly and well.”

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.

I watched him on television. I thought what he said was absolutely ridiculous. There's no rational or logic to what he had to say.

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.

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