USA HISTORY

THE 1970S 1969 1979

CONFLICT IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
In the 1978 Camp David Accords, what concession did Egypt make to Israel?
A
Egypt condemned anti-Semitism.
B
Egypt evacuated its troops from Jerusalem.
C
Egypt returned the Golan Heights to Israel.
D
Egypt recognized Israel’s right to exist.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -No separate state for Arab Palestinians (i.e., Palestinians) was established. Egypt took control of the Gaza Strip along the Mediterranean Sea, and Jordan assumed sovereignty over the territory between Israel’s eastern border and the Jordan River (the West Bank), including East Jerusalem.

Detailed explanation-2: -Key points of the West Bank and Gaza section (1.) Egypt and Israel agree that, in order to ensure a peaceful and orderly transfer of authority, and taking into account the security concerns of all the parties, there should be transitional arrangements for the West Bank and Gaza for a period not exceeding five years.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Camp David Accords, signed by President Jimmy Carter, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin in September 1978, established a framework for a historic peace treaty concluded between Israel and Egypt in March 1979.

Detailed explanation-4: -Egypt, Israel, and Jordan will agree on the modalities for establishing elected self-governing authority in the West Bank and Gaza. The delegations of Egypt and Jordan may include Palestinians from the West Bank and Gaza or other Palestinians as mutually agreed.

Detailed explanation-5: -Agreements in the Camp David Accords The first, entitled “A Framework for Peace in the Middle East, ” called for: The establishment of a self-governing authority in the Israeli “Occupied Territories” of Gaza and the West Bank, effectively as a step toward Palestinian statehood.

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