| − | [[Peace]] agreement between [[Egypt]] and [[Israel]] signed in 1979, leading to the first recognition of Israel by an [[Arab]] state. [[U.S.]] [[President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] brokered the deal between Isreali prime minister [[Menachem Begin]], and Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]], who both won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in recognition of their achievment. | + | The '''Camp David Accords''' were a [[peace]] agreement between [[Egypt]] and [[Israel]] signed in 1979 at [[Camp David]], [[Maryland]], leading to the first recognition of Israel by an [[Arab]] state. [[U.S.]] [[President]] [[Jimmy Carter]] brokered the deal between Isreali prime minister [[Menachem Begin]], and Egyptian president [[Anwar Sadat]], who both won the [[Nobel Peace Prize]] in recognition of their achievment. Sadat became instantly unpopular throughout the Arab world, and would later be [[assassinated]] for this action. |