The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/1979-peace-accords/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Thu, 11 Jun 2026 01:16:14 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png 1979 peace accords | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/1979-peace-accords/ 32 32 ‘Victory’ against Israel in 1973 war shaped Egypt but is now a fading memory https://www.timesofisrael.com/victory-against-israel-in-1973-war-shaped-egypt-but-is-now-a-fading-memory/ Sun, 01 Oct 2023 16:06:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3109574 Current leader Sissi still uses conflict in effort to rally Egyptians, though figures show 85% of population was not alive at the time

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]]> Senior US officials reportedly in Riyadh for talks on deal that’ll need Israeli nod https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-us-officials-reportedly-in-riyadh-for-talks-on-deal-thatll-need-israeli-nod/ Thu, 26 May 2022 02:55:28 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2769906&preview=true&preview_id=2769906 McGurk, Hochstein make covert trip in effort to finalize transfer of Red Sea islands from Egypt to Saudi Arabia; Israel hopes Riyadh will take steps toward normalization in tandem

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]]> US said brokering talks to transfer islands from Egypt to Saudi with Israeli backing https://www.timesofisrael.com/us-said-brokering-talks-to-transfer-islands-from-egypt-to-saudi-with-israeli-backing/ Tue, 24 May 2022 02:48:50 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2768418 Israel's approval needed since Egypt agreed in 1979 peace treaty to demilitarize Red Sea's Tiran and Sanafir; Jerusalem asks Riyadh, in exchange, to take steps toward normalization

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]]> War or peace? IDF brass debated the meaning of Sadat’s 1977 visit to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/war-or-peace-idf-brass-debated-the-meaning-of-sadats-1977-visit-to-israel/ Sun, 25 Feb 2018 15:55:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1798404 Newly released transcripts from meeting after Egyptian leader's historic speech in the Knesset show generals were split on its significance

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]]> Egyptian envoy hails peace with Israel as top officials snub memorial invite https://www.timesofisrael.com/egyptian-envoy-hails-peace-with-israel-as-top-officials-snub-memorial-invite/ Thu, 09 Nov 2017 13:48:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1726681 Ambassador Hazem Khairat declares 1979 accord should serve as blueprint for wider Israeli-Arab peace, says 'genuine and lasting' peace still needed

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]]> Michael Oren: Palestinians were Six Day War’s ‘biggest winners’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/michael-oren-palestinians-were-six-day-wars-biggest-winners/ Tue, 18 Apr 2017 15:53:01 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1602016 Marking 50 years since '67 conflict, deputy minister says it shaped Palestinian identity 'as we know it'; Israel working on 'diplomatic solution'

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]]> Mossad man ‘met with Morsi on eve of his becoming Egypt president’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/mossad-agent-met-with-morsi-on-eve-of-becoming-egypt-president/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 20:13:31 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1483356 Muslim Brotherhood leader, later deposed by Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, reportedly told agent that 'Israel not an enemy'

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]]> Saudi paper chides Palestinians for rejecting Netanyahu’s Knesset invite https://www.timesofisrael.com/saudi-paper-chides-palestinians-for-rejecting-netanyahus-knesset-invite/ Mon, 26 Sep 2016 22:45:52 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1470014 Editorial in Saudi Gazette says historic visits such as that of Egypt's Sadat to Israel 'can bend the arc of history'

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]]> Leon Charney, TV show host and ‘unsung hero’ of Camp David, dies https://www.timesofisrael.com/leon-charney-tv-show-host-and-unsung-hero-of-camp-david-dies/ Wed, 23 Mar 2016 17:10:21 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1363641 New Yorker helped foster back-channel Israel-Egypt talks before 1979 deal; hailed by Carter for role in negotiations

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]]> Israeli envoy to Egypt: I won’t be deterred by shoe-throwing https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-envoy-to-egypt-i-wont-be-deterred-by-shoe-throwing/ Sun, 28 Feb 2016 21:23:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1348579 After Egyptian MP is attacked for hosting him, Haim Koren says he meets regularly with el-Sissi and 'countries have shared interest in fighting terror'

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]]> Mubarak: Israel tried to renege on part of ’79 peace deal https://www.timesofisrael.com/mubarak-israel-tried-to-renege-on-79-peace-deal/ Tue, 28 Apr 2015 11:23:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1173930 Ousted Egyptian president asserts Israel 'deceptively' laid claim to Taba, a small Sinai border town

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]]> How Jimmy Carter vetoed the first Israeli envoy requested by Sadat https://www.timesofisrael.com/how-jimmy-carter-vetoed-the-first-israeli-envoy-requested-by-sadat/ Tue, 24 Feb 2015 21:16:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1142031 Ties with peripheral countries in the Middle East enabled Israel to make peace with Egypt, claims x-Mossad man Yossi Alpher in new book

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]]> ‘Bilateralism has failed, time to bring in the Arab world,’ says Rabin’s son https://www.timesofisrael.com/bilateralism-has-failed-time-to-bring-in-the-arab-world/ Thu, 30 Oct 2014 14:06:39 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1084352 Abbas alone cannot sign a deal on the thorny issues, says Yuval Rabin, insisting his father always had a regional approach to peace

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]]> Egypt’s envoy to Lebanon: Cairo will work with Hezbollah, ‘a real political and military force’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypts-envoy-to-lebanon-cairo-will-work-with-hezbollah-a-real-political-and-military-force/ Sat, 29 Dec 2012 08:48:49 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=326640 Trying to regain land occupied by Israel 'is legal and legitimate,' says ambassador; warming ties with terror group would mark a drastic change from the Mubarak era

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]]> Morsi pledges to respect treaty with Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/morsi-pledges-to-respect-pact-with-israel/ Sun, 09 Sep 2012 18:19:18 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=219046 Egypt president assures Israel he intends to abide by the 1979 accords

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