EP
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
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Confidence:
95%
Key Facts
Type
Legislation
Sector
Not specified
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
Egypt and Israel
Also Known As
No alternate names
Tags
peace treatyMiddle East peaceArab-Israeli conflictdiplomacyinternational relations
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Positions
No positions added
Type
Treaty
Legislative Body
International Body
Bill/Order Number
Not specified
Status
Signed into Law
Effective Date
Not specified
Sponsors
Anwar SadatMenachem Begin
Cosponsors
Jimmy Carter
About
Peace treaty signed 26 March 1979 between Israel and Egypt, ending decades of conflict. Signed in Washington, D.C., United States, following the 1978 Camp David Accords. Signed by Anwar Sadat, President of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of Israel, witnessed by Jimmy Carter, President of the United States. Made Egypt the first Arab state to officially recognize Israel, described as a 'cold peace'. Normalization of relations effective January 1980; ambassadors exchanged February 1980; Egypt's boycott laws repealed by parliament February 1980; some trade developed thereafter.
Key Relationships
Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Israel)
drafted
Under FM Moshe Dayan, MFA diplomats drafted key provisions during Camp David talks.
Since 1979