EGYPTISRAEL PEACE TREATY

(1979)

   A peace treaty signed in Washington on 26 March 1979 between the Arab Republic of Egypt and the state of Israel under the auspices of the United States, which ended the state of war between the two countries.

   See also Begin, Menachem (1919-92); Carter, Jimmy (1924- ); Camp David Accords (1978); Sadat, Anwar (1918-81).