Israel State Archives’ newly declassified telegrams, letters, records of conversations and meetings, show the tensions & drama in Israeli-Egyptian talks that led to their historic peace 35 years ago.

By i24News

 

On 26 March 1979, Israeli prime minister, Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat signed a peace treaty between their two nations. Afterwards they joined hands with US President Jimmy Carter in the famous triple handshake, which has since come to symbolize an event which changed the history of the Middle East. The ceremony on the White House lawn, broadcast live to the entire world, barely hinted at the dramas of the previous months.