In the West, where Sadat is extolled…

1979 CE

In the West, where Sadat is extolled as a hero and a champion of peace, the Arab rejection of the Camp David Accords is often confused with the rejection of peace.

The basis for Arab rejection is opposition to Egypt's separate peace with Israel.

Although Sadat insists that the treaty provides for a comprehensive settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Arab states and the PLO see it as a separate peace, which Sadat had vowed he would not sign.

The Arabs believe that only a unified Arab stance and the threat of force will persuade Israel to negotiate a settlement of the Palestinian issue that will satisfy Palestinian demands for a homeland.

Without Egypt's military power, the threat of force evaporated because no single Arab state is strong enough militarily to confront Israel alone.

Thus, the Arabs feel betrayed and dismayed that the Palestinian issue, the core of the Arab-Israeli conflict, will remain an unresolved, destabilizing force in the region.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Anwar Sadat View →

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