SENATE RESOLUTION 121--CONGRATULATING ISRAEL AND EGYPT ON THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE TREATY; Congressional Record Vol. 165, No. 51
(Senate - March 25, 2019)
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SENATE RESOLUTION 121--CONGRATULATING ISRAEL AND EGYPT ON THE 40TH
ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE TREATY
Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted the following
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:
S. Res. 121
Whereas Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat, President of the Arab
Republic of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of
Israel, met with President Jimmy Carter at Camp David,
Maryland from September 5 to September 17, 1978;
Whereas these negotiations resulted in two agreements,
known as the ``Camp David Accords'', which were signed on
September 17, 1978;
Whereas those accords provided a framework for peace
between Israel and Egypt that stands as a landmark, ending a
generation of war and violence;
Whereas the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty was signed on March
26, 1979, at the White House in Washington, D.C., ending 31
years of war between the two nations;
Whereas the peace treaty was duly implemented, resulting
in--
(1) the normalization of diplomatic and commercial ties
between Egypt and Israel;
(2) the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai
Peninsula and the establishment of a demilitarized zone;
(3) the free passage of Israeli ships through the Suez
Canal; and
(4) Egypt becoming the first Arab state to officially
recognize Israel;
Whereas President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin were
jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978;
Whereas President Sadat was assassinated on October 6,
1981, by Khalid Islambouli, a member of Egyptian Islamic
Jihad;
Whereas President Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
in 2002, in part for his vital contribution to the Camp David
Accords and following peace process;
Whereas Congress, on December 4, 2018, passed legislation
awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to President Sadat;
Whereas the Camp David Accords and resulting peace treaty
have proven to be an enduring achievement, furthering the
interests of peace and stability in a volatile region of the
world;
Whereas the United States has proudly supported the
participants of this historic agreement over the last four
decades of peace; and
Whereas March 26, 2019, marks the 40th anniversary of the
signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty: Now, therefore, be
it
Resolved, That the Senate--
(1) congratulates the Governments and people of Israel and
Egypt for 40 years of peace based on the Camp David Accords;
(2) encourages the Governments of Egypt and Israel to
continue to serve as examples of honest statesmanship and
peacebuilding;
(3) commends the example set for the world in seeking
peaceful and long-lasting resolutions to conflict; and
(4) requests the President to issue a proclamation to
observe the anniversary with appropriate ceremonies and
programs.
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