Carter and the Camp David Accords: Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?

Camp David

Camp David Accords: The Greeting

09/07/1978 ; (ARC Identifier: 181104); Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta, GA; National Archives and Records Administration.

BackgroundIsrael was established on May 14, 1948Four wars occurred over territoryIsraelis take control of Sinai Peninsula and other lands previously controlled by Egypt in 1967Carter takes office in 1977A state of war existed between Israel and its neighbors including EgyptCarter views this as a potential ‘flashpoint’ for war between the US and the Soviets

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