As president, Jimmy Carter brokered the peace agreement that removed Israel's most powerful enemy from the battlefield.

Former President Jimmy Carter was widely known as a man of faith, a born-again Christian who defined himself as a progressive evangelical.

Carter was a former president with a foreign policy focusing on the Middle East during his tenure and was outspoken about Middle East politics for the remainder of his life.

Peace with Egypt was a unique achievement. But Carter was also unique in the type of criticism he hurled at Israel.

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter finished one of his greatest accomplishments. He brokered peace between Israel and Egypt -- the first time that happened with any Middle Eastern country.

Former US President Jimmy Carter, the longest-lived president in American history, has died at the age of 100.

Despite his difficulties in office, Carter had few rivals for accomplishments as a former president. He gained global acclaim as a tireless human rights advocate, winning the respect that eluded him in the White House.

After his presidency, Jimmy Carter became critical of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians and likened the situation to apartheid.

The president who secured the Egyptian-Israeli peace accord in 1978 went on to become the target of vitriol for his warnings that Israel was headed toward apartheid.

By failing to fully appreciate the asymmetry between a democratic state defending itself against terrorism and an organization committed to that state’s annihilation, Carter’s advocacy often did more harm than good.

The president who brokered a peace deal between Israel and its most powerful opponent, Egypt, became a sharp critic of Israel's treatment of Palestinians in the occupied territories.