1. Aim: Explain Arab-Israeli Peace Efforts

2. Efforts at Peace
Nov 1977: Anwar Sadat stunned the world by extending a hand to Israel
Sadat went before the Knesset (Israeli parliament) to join in a quest of peace
Sadat emphasized that in exchange for peace, Israel would have to recognize the rights of Palestinians
1978: Carter invited Sadat & Israeli PM Menachem Begin to Camp David
Carter announced that Egypt recognized Israel as a legitimate state
Israel agreed to return Sinai Peninsula to Egypt
Known as Camp David Accords
1981: Muslim extremists assassinated Sadat 2

3. Israeli Palestinian Tensions Increase
Palestinians continued to clash with the Israeli’s
1970’s-1980’s, military wing of the PLO conducted a campaign against Israel
Israel responded by bombing suspected rebel bases in Palestinian towns
1987: Palestinians expressed themselves in civil disobedience campaign (Intifada “Uprising”)
Took form of boycotts, demonstrations, attacks on Israeli soldiers
Continued into 1990’s
World put pressure on Israel to seek negotiations
Oct 1991, Israeli & Palestinian delegates met for a series of peace talks 3

4. The Oslo Peace Accords
1993: Secret talks held in Oslo, Norway that produced agreement
Called Declaration of Principles or The Oslo Peace Accords
Under Israeli PM Yitzhak Rabin, Israel agreed to grant the Palestinians self-rule in the Gaza Strip & the West Bank
Difficulty of making the agreement work was demonstrated by the assassination of Yitzhak Rabin in 1995
Killed by a right-wing Jewish extremist 4