In his retelling of the summit at Camp David in 1978, which led to the seminal peace treaty between Israel and Egypt after four major wars, Wright displays a sensitive understanding of the region and a fine pen
Despite its peace treaty with Egypt, Israel cannot afford to be complacent. A strong defense strategy, combined with regional partnerships and technological superiority, remains essential for ensuring national security in an ever-evolving geopolitical landscape. The writer is the CEO of Radios 100FM, ...
Blue Desert The Blue Desert is what it sounds like: a Belgian artist, inspired by the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty of 1979, was permitted to paint rocks in the desert blue. This brightly-hued installation sits where many battles occurred between the two countries, as a testament to the peace ...
President Mubarak has maintained the peace treaty's commitments to Israel and has worked to broaden the overall Arab-Israeli peace process in the Middle East. Many international and nongovernmental organizations maintain headquarters or field offices in Cairo, including CARE, UNDP, UNESCO, UNICEF, WHO...
This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, which was signed in Washington in 1979 following the 1978 Camp David Accords brokered by then U.S. President Jimmy Carter.
Egypt has warned that an expulsion of Palestinians would destabilize the region and undermine its peace treaty with Israel, a cornerstone of stability and American influence for decades. Advertisement Saudi Arabia, another key US ally, has also rejected any mass ...
Israel is deeply worried about the prospect that Mubarak's ouster could lead to the emergence of a government less friendly to the Jewish state. Any break seems unlikely in the near term. The military leadership supports the treaty. Anti-Israeli feeling is strong among Egyptians, and a more ...
In 1971, Sadat concluded a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union, but a year later ordered Soviet advisers to leave. Soviets were engaged in détente with the United States and discouraged Egypt from attacking Israel. Despite this discouragement, rumors of imminent Soviet intervention on the ...
Egypt is threatening to suspend its peace treaty with Israel if Israeli troops are sent into the densely populated Gaza border town of Rafah, where it fears fighting could force the closure of the besieged territory’s main aid supply route, two Egyptian officials and a Western diplomat s...
Finally, on March 26, 1979, Egypt and Israel signed an official peace treaty.“Let history record that deep and ancient antagonism can be settled without bloodshed and without staggering waste of precious lives,” Carter said at the time. The treaty has held ever since and includes provisions...