1979 : Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed
In a ceremony at the White House, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat
and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign a historic peace
agreement, ending three decades of hostilities between Egypt and
Israel and establishing diplomatic and commercial ties.
Less than two years earlier, in an unprecedented move for an Arab
leader, Sadat traveled to Jerusalem, Israel, to seek a permanent peace
settlement with Egypt's Jewish neighbor after decades of conflict.
Sadat's visit, in which he met with Begin and spoke before Israel's
parliament, was met with outrage in most of the Arab world. Despite
criticism from Egypt's regional allies, Sadat continued to pursue
peace with Begin, and in September 1978 the two leaders met again in
the United States, where they negotiated an agreement with U.S.
President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, Maryland. The Camp David
Accords, the first peace agreement between the state of Israel and one
of its Arab neighbors, laid the groundwork for diplomatic and
commercial relations. Seven months later, a formal peace treaty was
signed.
For their achievement, Sadat and Begin were jointly awarded the 1978
Nobel Prize for Peace. Sadat's peace efforts were not so highly
acclaimed in the Arab world--Egypt was suspended from the Arab League,
and on October 6, 1981, Muslim extremists assassinated Sadat in Cairo.
Nevertheless, the peace process continued without Sadat, and in 1982
Egypt formally established diplomatic relations with Israel.
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General Interest
1979 : Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihVideoCategory&id=4865
1953 : Salk announces polio vaccine
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6848
1997 : Heaven's Gate cult members found dead
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In a ceremony at the White House, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat
and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign a historic peace
agreement, ending three decades of hostilities between Egypt and
Israel and establishing diplomatic and commercial ties.
Less than two years earlier, in an unprecedented move for an Arab
leader, Sadat traveled to Jerusalem, Israel, to seek a permanent peace
settlement with Egypt's Jewish neighbor after decades of conflict.
Sadat's visit, in which he met with Begin and spoke before Israel's
parliament, was met with outrage in most of the Arab world. Despite
criticism from Egypt's regional allies, Sadat continued to pursue
peace with Begin, and in September 1978 the two leaders met again in
the United States, where they negotiated an agreement with U.S.
President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, Maryland. The Camp David
Accords, the first peace agreement between the state of Israel and one
of its Arab neighbors, laid the groundwork for diplomatic and
commercial relations. Seven months later, a formal peace treaty was
signed.
For their achievement, Sadat and Begin were jointly awarded the 1978
Nobel Prize for Peace. Sadat's peace efforts were not so highly
acclaimed in the Arab world--Egypt was suspended from the Arab League,
and on October 6, 1981, Muslim extremists assassinated Sadat in Cairo.
Nevertheless, the peace process continued without Sadat, and in 1982
Egypt formally established diplomatic relations with Israel.
history.com/tdih.do
General Interest
1979 : Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihVideoCategory&id=4865
1953 : Salk announces polio vaccine
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=6848
1997 : Heaven's Gate cult members found dead
history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=4866
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