Camp David Accords

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1. a peace treaty between Israel and Egypt issuing from talks at Camp David between Egyptian President Sadat, Israeli Prime Minister Begin, and the host, U.S. President Carter: signed in 1979.

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What were the Camp David Accords?

The Camp David Accords were a series of agreements between Israel and Egypt that led to a peace treaty between the two nations in 1979. The accords were the result of negotiations in the United States between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and U.S. President Jimmy Carter.An accord, in this context, is an international agreement. The negotiations between Israel and Egypt took place at Camp David, a retreat for U.S. presidents located in Maryland, close to Washington, D.C.The Camp David Accords were the first official agreement between Israel and any Arab country. They are considered a landmark in U.S. foreign relations and a high point in Middle Eastern relations, and their consequences are still discussed today. Although the accords were widely seen as a positive step toward peace and stability in the Middle East, historians debate their long-term effects.