Thanks to Sisi, Egypt Amends Camp David Accords

In May 2014, in a television interview, then-presidential candidate Abdel Fattah El Sisi talked about the Egyptian forces in Sinai and the Camp David Accords that Egypt signed in 1979.

Sisi said in the interview that peace with Israel has become stable, pointing out to the Egyptian forces in certain areas of the Sinai Peninsula.

President Sisi was asked: “Do you call for amending the Camp David Accords in terms of the number of Egyptian military forces allowed in Sinai?” ​​

"We do what we want to do. If the matter requires amendments, no one will refuse because they are dealing with a state and an army, which have a just force and not a fool," Sisi replied to that question about the Accords.

Yesterday, Monday, 7 years after the election of Sisi, Egyptian Military Spokesman Gharib Abdel Hafiz announced the success of the joint military committee, based on the coordination meeting with the Israeli side, in amending the security agreement, increasing the number of border guards forces in the Rafah area in North Sinai, in addition to increasing and upgrading their capabilities.

[caption id="attachment_275319" align="aligncenter" width="618"] Military Spokesperson Colonel Gharib Abdel Hafiz[/caption]

A statement by the armed forces added Monday, that this amendment to the security agreement comes in light of Egyptian efforts to preserve the Egyptian national security, and in continuation of the efforts of the armed forces in controlling and securing the borders on the northeastern strategic dimension and within the framework of an international agreement in a manner that enhances the pillars of security, according to developments and variables.

In September 2019, the U.S. Congress presented a new gold medal to former Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat in recognition of his heroic achievements in peace and maintenance of stability in the Middle East.

This medal is a bronze replica of the Congressional Gold Medal presented posthumously to Sadat for his courageous contributions to peace and humanity.

On September 17, 1978, President Jimmy Carter hosted President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachen Begin at Camp David, where the three leaders engaged in 13 days of negotiations that resulted in the Framework for Peace in the Middle East, more commonly known as the “Camp David Accords.”

Following negotiations, Sadat and Begin signed the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty at the White House on March 26, 1979, and Egypt became the first Arab country to officially recognize Israel.

The Peace Treaty featured mutual recognition of each country by the other and ultimately the cessation of the state of war that had existed between Israel and Egypt since the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.