3) "anti-Semite" is a label politicians avoid like plagues
no US public figure dares to criticize Israel, except a few that still have some moral courage and sense of justice left
a storm of criticism has hit former president Carter for his recent book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid". critics say the book is unfairly critical of Israel
Carter said a fair treatment of Israelis and Palestinians is needed but the issue has been "omitted from the public consciousness"
"not one of the critics of my book has contradicted any of the basic premises, that is the horrible persecution and oppression of the Palestinian people and...the formula for finding peace in the Middle East already exists"