

No separate state for Arab Palestinians (i.e., Palestinians) was established. When the mandate ended on May 15, 1948, and Israel proclaimed its independence, the first Arab-Israeli war erupted. The United Nations (UN) voted in 1947 to partition Great Britain’s Palestine mandate-to be established were a Jewish state, an Arab state, and an independent Jerusalem under a UN trusteeship. Sadat and Begin were awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1978 for their contributions to the agreements. presidential retreat at Camp David, Maryland. Anwar Sadat and officially titled the “Framework for Peace in the Middle East,” the agreements became known as the Camp David Accords because the negotiations took place at the U.S. Jimmy Carter between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian Pres. Britannica Explains In these videos, Britannica explains a variety of topics and answers frequently asked questions.Ĭamp David Accords, agreements between Israel and Egypt signed on September 17, 1978, that led in the following year to a peace treaty between those two countries, the first such treaty between Israel and any of its Arab neighbours.This Time in History In these videos, find out what happened this month (or any month!) in history.#WTFact Videos In #WTFact Britannica shares some of the most bizarre facts we can find.

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