Signing of the infamous Camp David Accord between Israel and Egypt in 1978

The Camp David Accord was finalized after twelve days of secret US-mediated negotiations at Camp David, one of the presidential resorts in the United States, on September 17, 1978, in the presence of then-President Jimmy Carter in The White House. The Camp David Accord was the first peace treaty between the parties to the Arab-Israeli war that led to peace between Egypt and Israel.

Anwar Sadat was the first then president of an Arab country on the Arab-Israeli war side to make peace with Israel and recognize this regime. He was assassinated about three years later during a military parade by the members of the Egyptian Islamic Jihad.

The betrayal that Sadat committed at that day is exactly what is done today by most of the Arab sultans, including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates who are actually following the same ill-fated way.

The context of the agreement

The Camp David Accord had 8 clauses:

Israeli forces must withdraw from Sinai Peninsula three years after the treaty is signed.

Of course, at this time many of the lands of other countries are at the forefront, including the Golan Heights of Syria and the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, which were occupied by Israel; this which was not mentioned in the treaty. Perhaps it can be said that the peace that Sadat had made was only the property of Egypt and had nothing to do with other countries.

The need to establish friendly relations and full diplomatic relations between the two parties

According to this principle, Israel was to be first recognized among the Third World countries, which was naturally a privilege for Israel.

The recognition of Israel’s territorial integrity

According to this clause, the territories that Israel had acquired during the years of war with the Palestinians were recognized by Egypt.

The deployment of UN peacekeepers in the Sinai border region

The Permission for Israeli ships to cross the Suez Canal

With the implementation of this clause, Israel was coming out of its semi-besieged state.

The negotiations on Palestinian autonomy in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank begin one month after the agreement was signed

Although the negotiation started on time, it never ended. In fact, this clause was vague and inefficient because it did not bring any necessity to the parties and only called them to negotiate, which in practice happened and remained inconclusive.

Elections for an autonomous government in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank; Then a five-year military and civilian withdrawal of Israeli forces

Form a team to investigate all financial claims of both parties.

One or two years after the Camp David Accord, this principle led to the expansion of Israel’s economic relations with Egypt, and Israeli investors flocked to Egypt to raise Egyptian capital and profit from Egypt’s labor force and economic conditions.

However, in accordance with these 8 clauses, in practice, these benefits reached the parties:

Egypt: The Return of Sinai to Egypt

Israel: The Recognition of the state of Israel and its territorial integrity, its economic relations with Egypt and its access to the Suez Canal

Palestine: The formation of an autonomous state and the withdrawal of Israel