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Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin was a Polish-Jewish leader of an underground Zionist group. He was the 6th Prime Minister of Israel. Begin played a major role in the Jewish resisting of the British Mandate of Palestine. He was elected Prime Minister in 1977, after finally getting elected after eight years of defeat. Begin's first major action as Prime Minister was the Camp David Accords with the President Sadat of Egypt. Begin belonged to the Likud political party and he promoted the expansion of Jews in Israel. Begin resigned as Prime Minister in September of 1983, due to lots of stress and pressure that was put on him.
Anwar Sadat
Anwar Al Sadat was one of the most influential and significant Arab figures in modern world history. He served as the President of Egypt for 11 years until his assassination on October 6, 1981. Sadat became president after his predecessor, Gamal Nasser died in 1970. Sadat was involved with the Camp David Accords, along with the United States.
The Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin. These secret negotiations took place at Camp David and was officially signed at the White House with President Jimmy Carter witnessing it. The Camp David Accords were about disagreements that the Egyptians had with the Israelites. One part of the agreement was that a government would be set up so that the people could rule over themselves. The second and third parts of the first agreement were about the relations between Israel and Egypt. The second part of the Accords outlined a peace treaty, which was signed 6 months after the meetings.
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