Anwar Sadat

Israel’s next strategic surprise may not be a war - opinion

Israel’s next strategic surprise could be a dangerous political transformation in a neighboring country, a technological or military development we have failed to anticipate, or something different.

 IDF soldiers are seen working as part of the Israeli military's Gaza battlefield intelligence collection unit.
Then-US President Jimmy Carter (C) congratulates Egyptian president Anwar al-Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin in three-way handshake on March 26, 1979 at the White House, after signing the historic US-sponsored peace treaty between Israel and Egypt.

Israel and Egypt: Frosty neighbors' ties tested by Iran war, but remain stable

Royal Jordianian honor guards march in Amman, in February. For Jordan, the ‘peace through strength’ paradigm is not a promise of stability, but a source of deep anxiety, the writer says.

Israel’s military victories spark anxiety in Jordan despite security cooperation - opinion

 Family group photos of all the participating members during the Member States of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) and the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN) Summit (ASEAN-GCC Summit) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia October 20, 2023

Will the Gulf adopt Sadat’s strategic framework? - opinion


Begin and Jerusalem at Camp David

The issue of Jerusalem at the last minute nearly capsized the entire peace agreement with Egypt at Camp David over 40 years ago.

 THEN-PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin and Egyptian president Anwar Sadat greet each other at their first meeting at the Camp David summit as US president Jimmy Carter looks on in September 1978.

'Kissinger was not actually seeking peace' in 1973, claims new book - interview

“He persuaded Israeli government to trade pieces of territory occupied in 1967 for time,” said Martin Indyk. “Territory for time, not territory for peace.

 Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger attends a conversation at the 2019 New Economy Forum in Beijing, China November 21, 2019.

Lessons of Sadat’s assassination - editorial

The Sadat assassination on October 6 ,1981, was a graphic manifestation of radical, violent Islam that fundamentally rejected the West, and a portent of much worse things to come.

THEN-PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin, with Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, visit Congress in 1978

On This Day: Camp David Accords signed, leading to Israel-Egypt peace

The Camp David Accords are remembered positively as the first truly successful peace negotiation between Israel and an Arab nation.

Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin at the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1979

Voices from the Arab press: Neither Russians nor Americans will save us

Perhaps the most dangerous advice the Soviets gave Nasser was their insistence that Egypt should wait to initiate an attack during the June 1967 war.

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Gamal Abdel Nasser (right) with Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev, on his first visit to Moscow, 1958. (Zeinab Mohamed/Flickr)

Former Egyptian First Lady dies at 88, Israeli officials send condolences

Defense Minister Benny Gantz wrote on Twitter that he shares the grief of the Egyptian people over the death of Sadat.

Jehan Sadat, widow of Egypt's President Anwar-Sadat, holds a press conference in Glasgow

When Egyptian President Anwar Sadat addressed the Knesset

A look back at the Egyptian President's speech to Israeli lawmakers 43 years ago.

Former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat addresses the Egyptian parliament before traveling to Israel, 1977

King Abdullah I and Arthur Szyk: A Zionist's portrayal of an Arab leader

On November 20, 1977, former Egyptian president Anwar Sadat became the first Arab leader to visit Israel.

Portrait of Abdullah 1 by Arthur Szyk

Voices from the Arab Press: Anwar Sadat's historic visit to Israel

I believe it is our historical duty to recognize Anwar Sadat’s huge political accomplishments and to apologize for all those Arab leaders who defamed him for his actions.

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Anwar Sadat (left) and prime minister Menachem Begin deep in conversation at Jerusalem’s King David Hotel.

40 years of peace: How Begin made a crucial contribution

Begin saw peace with Egypt as not only a possibility, but as a priority.

THEN-PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin, with Egyptian leader Anwar Sadat, visit Congress in 1978