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Palestine - Middle East Op-Eds/Speeches by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter
"Peace with Justice in the Middle East" – Oxford University, June 2007
"A New Chance for Peace" – Washington Post, January 2007
"How I see Palestine" – Los Angeles Times, December 2006
"Jimmy Carter writes on the Middle East" – USA Today, May 2006
"Jimmy Carter: Punishing Innocent Palestinians is a Crime" – International Herald Tribune, May 2006
"Jimmy Carter: Colonization of Palestine Precludes Peace" – Haaretz, March 2006
"Jimmy Carter on Middle East Peace: Council on Foreign Relations Speech Calls for Renewed Commitment to Justice for Palestinians, Israelis" – CFR, March 2006
"Don't Punish the Palestinians" – Washington Post, February 2006
"Remarks on Middle East Peace by Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter" – Herzliya Conference, Israel, January 2006
"Casting a Vote for Peace" – New York Times, November 2004
"The Choice for Israelis" – Washington Post, September 2003
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QUICK FACTS:
THE PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES
Size:
Palestinian Territories: 6,020 sq. km West Bank: 5,655 sq. km; 130 km long, 40-65 km in width
Gaza Strip: 365 sq. km; 45 km long, 5-12 km in width
(Self-rule area: 210 square kilometers)
Population: 3,827,914 (Total Palestinian Territory)
West Bank: 2,421,491
Gaza Strip: 1,406,423
Population living as refugees: 349,000
Intended seat of government: East Jerusalem
Population below poverty line: Estimated 47% (2003)
Life expectancy: 71 years (men), 74 years (women)
Main export: Citrus
Languages: Arabic, Hebrew, English
Religions: Islam, 97%; Christianity, 3%
Ethnic groups:
West Bank - Palestinian Arab and other 83%, Jewish 17%;
Gaza Strip - Palestinian Arab and other 99.4%, Jewish 0.6%
(Sources: Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, PASSIA, BBC)
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