Carter’s book on Israeli ‘apartheid’ was called antisemitic – but was it prescient?

The ex-president was pilloried for his characterisation of the Palestinians' plight but some say an apology is in order

Jimmy Carter's terminal illness reignited a bitter dispute over accusations the former president was antisemitic after he wrote a bestselling book likening the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories to South African apartheid.

Prominent American supporters of Israel lined up to denounce Carter and the book, Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid, when it was published in 2006.