In 1978, the groundbreaking possibility of Egypt and Israel normalizing relations had screeched to a halt. President Anwar Sadat of Egypt suggested ceasing contact with the Israelis. In September ...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are set to meet Tuesday as the Israeli prime minister faces ...
Carter wanted more than just a separate peace between Egypt and Israel. So, too, did Egyptian President Anwar Sadat—who also understood that his own political viability, and even his personal ...
In 1979, Carter secured peace between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar ... talks between Egypt and Israel repeatedly broke down. At one point, Sadat asked for ...
No President before him had ever committed ... Less obvious was that Egypt’s Anwar Sadat would join with Begin in opposing the Carter approach. Yehuda Avner recalls: “It is clear that Menachem ...
As America eulogizes Jimmy Carter, it is essential to reflect on a key component of his legacy that enabled him to succeed as a peacemaker in the Middle East: radical pragmatism rooted in humanity.
The 1979 Egypt-Israel peace treaty, based on the 1978 Camp David accords, ended a state of war between the two neighbors. Carter brought Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister ...