1979Peace
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
To end the state of war between Israel and Egypt: all of Sinai in exchange for full peace.
Explore the storyJimmy Carter Library / CIA archival release · 26 March 1979
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Behind every agreement are people who dared to imagine something different. Explore the moments, the decisions and the possibilities still ahead.
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Moments that changed what was possible
Three different paths towards peace. Each with achievements, costs and questions still open.
1979
1993Interim
Oslo I – the Declaration of Principles
To replace confrontation between Israel and the PLO with step-by-step negotiation: temporary Palestinian self-government first, a permanent settlement after.
Explore the storyVince Musi / The White House – William J. Clinton Presidential Library, National Archives (NAID 1985480) · 13 September 1993
2020Framework
The Abraham Accords – the framework declaration
To open public relations between Israel and Arab states that had never fought it, without waiting for an Israeli–Palestinian settlement.
Explore the storyOfficial White House Photo by Tia Dufour · 15 September 2020
1979 → 2020
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PeaceEgypt–Israel Peace Treaty
To end the state of war between Israel and Egypt: all of Sinai in exchange for full peace.
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InterimOslo I – the Declaration of Principles
To replace confrontation between Israel and the PLO with step-by-step negotiation: temporary Palestinian self-government first, a permanent settlement after.
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PeaceIsrael–Jordan Peace Treaty
To turn decades of secret contacts into open peace: an agreed border, shared water and full relations.
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FrameworkThe Abraham Accords – the framework declaration
To open public relations between Israel and Arab states that had never fought it, without waiting for an Israeli–Palestinian settlement.
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Read. Understand. Talk about peace.
01Know the agreements42 agreements, processes and initiatives from 1949 to today, each with a precise type, a current status and sources.02Meet the peopleWho led, who negotiated and who signed. Begin, Rabin, Peres and Netanyahu beside Sadat, King Hussein, Arafat, Abbas and dozens more.03Think about the futureNine documented proposals for Israelis and Palestinians, topic by topic. No scores, no promises.
03 / Peace map
One region. New possibilities.
Borders, neighbours and distances: the geography behind the headlines.
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- Peace treaty in force
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- Announced, not concluded
- Interim agreements, no permanent settlement
- Ceasefires and talks, no peace treaty
- No relations; Arab Peace Initiative on the table
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04 / People
The people behind the steps
Leaders across political divides, partners across borders, and decisions that left their mark.
Menachem BeginThe prime minister who signed Israel's first peace treaty with an Arab state and, under…
Yitzhak RabinA soldier who, as prime minister, led the first agreements with the PLO and the peace…
Shimon PeresThe statesman who advanced secret negotiating channels with Jordan and with the PLO, and…
Benjamin NetanyahuThe prime minister who signed the Abraham Accords, which established formal relations…4 November 1995 Iconic momentLink supplied by the site owner
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Yitzhak Rabin’s full speech at the “Yes to Peace, No to Violence” rally in Kings of Israel Square, Tel Aviv, 4 November 1995. He was assassinated minutes later.
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