Tag: Peace
Will peace have a chance in the Middle East?
The basic elements of peace
The whole world seems to agree on the broad outlines of an agreement:
The return of territories conquered in 1967 and the creation of a viable Palestinian state;
The division...
Israel and “Palestine”: What international law expects
International law reveals a curious debility: No matter how complex the pertinent issues, virtually any interested adult seemingly feels competent to offer an authoritative legal opinion. Though no sane medical layperson would ever presume...
A call for peace, 3,300 years later
On December 10th, 1978, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin received the Nobel Peace Prize for signing the Camp David Accords with Egypt. In his Nobel lecture, Begin made the point that peace is a...
March 26, 1979: Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed
In a ceremony at the White House, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign a historic peace agreement, ending three decades of hostilities between Egypt and Israel and establishing diplomatic and commercial ties.
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