"The framework for peace in the Middle East agreed at Camp David… provides for the conclusion of a peace treaty between Egypt and Israel within three months… and a transitional five-year period of full autonomy for the Palestinian inhabitants of the West Bank and Gaza." — Camp David Accords, signed September 17, 1978
The Camp David Accords were significant because they produced:
- A
Soviet withdrawal from the Middle East
- B
OPEC's dissolution
- C
Independence for the Palestinian Authority
- Dcheck_circle
The first peace treaty between Israel and an Arab state, signed by Egypt in 1979
Explanation
The 1979 Egypt-Israel Treaty, formalized after Camp David, ended hostilities between the two countries and returned the Sinai to Egypt — a landmark Carter diplomatic achievement.