"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
A key limitation of the Accords criticized by Arab states and the PLO was that:
- A
They required U.S. troops to occupy the West Bank
- B
They returned the Sinai to Israel rather than Egypt
- C
They imposed sanctions on Saudi Arabia
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They did not produce concrete final-status arrangements for the Palestinian territories
Explanation
The "autonomy" provisions for Palestinians were vague and never implemented; many Arab states rejected the Accords for treating the Egyptian-Israeli question separately from broader Palestinian issues, expelling Egypt from the Arab League.