There's never been any debate on this issue, of any significance."[405] He expressed his opinion that Israel will not have peace until it agrees to withdraw from the occupied territories, adding that "the greatest commitment in my life has been trying to bring peace to Israel."[405] The comparisons of Israel and apartheid drew widespread traction in the early 2020s, after Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and other Palestinian, Israeli and international human rights groups issued reports characterizing Israel's policies as apartheid.[406]
In his other book, We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land published in 2010, he blamed Israel's unwillingness to withdraw from the territories and settlement expansion for being the primary obstacle facing peace in the Middle East.[407]

Personal life
'Former US President Jimmy Carter Builds Homes Despite Black Eye From Fall' – October 8, 2019, video from Voice of America
Carter and his wife volunteer with Habitat for Humanity, a Georgia-based philanthropy that helps low-income working people around the world to build and buy their own homes and access clean water.[408] His hobbies include painting,[409] fly fishing, woodworking, cycling, tennis, and skiing.