Diplomacy and Treaties|Peace Agreements
Signed in 1979 following the Camp David Accords, the peace treaty between Israel and Egypt was the first between Israel and an Arab country. Egypt recognized Israel, and Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula, establishing a model for peace negotiations in the region.
The 1979 Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt was signed in Washington, D.C., following the 1978 Camp David Accords brokered by U.S. President Jimmy Carter. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin agreed to terms that ended three decades of hostilities. Egypt became the first Arab country to officially recognize Israel. In return, Israel withdrew from the Sinai Peninsula. The treaty included normalization of diplomatic relations and security guarantees. Though controversial in the Arab world, it established a framework for future peace efforts and fundamentally altered Middle Eastern geopolitics.
