Jimmy Carter: “That's not much to ask.”

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 think the last report I saw was that 28 loans have been made for people to rebuild their own homes.

But inside Palestine, outside of Israel, where the Israelis occupying forces are there, the persecution and deprivation of the Palestinians is horrendous.

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