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Camp David Accords: Quick Facts

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Also Known As Framework for Peace in the Middle East
Date September 17, 1978
Location Maryland • United States
Participants Egypt • Israel

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President Jimmy Carter, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, and Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat stand together on the White House lawn, smiling and clasping hands after signing the Israel-Egypt peace treaty.
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Jimmy Carter; Camp David Accords
U.S. President Jimmy Carter overseeing a discussion between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin (left) and Egyptian President Anwar el-Sādāt (right) at Camp David, Maryland, September 1978.
U.S. president Jimmy Carter sits at a desk between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian Pres. Anwar Sadat.
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