Negotiations Strategies and Outcomes: Camp David Negotiations of 1978
Today, one of the most successful frameworks for Middle East peace can be found in the example of the Camp David Negotiations of 1978 between Israel and Egypt. True, relations between the two nations have cooled somewhat, given the current inflamed status of the Middle East in regards to Palestinian nationhood (Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 2005) But because of the peace treaty facilitated by President Jimmy Carter, Israel still remains in a state of relative peace with Egypt, alone of virtually all other Arab states. However, this treaty did not become an international agreement without much fraught negotiations between the parties at hand.
According to the Jewish Virtual Library, the Israeli-Egyptian negotiations were concluded by the signing at the White House of two agreements, after twelve days of secret negotiations at Camp David. (JVL, 2005) The first of these agreements dealt with the future of the Sinai Peninsula. This peninsula had been acquired by Israel during the Six-Day War from the invading Egyptian powers. (Israeli Defense Forces, 2005) The first treaty that resulted from the Camp David Negotiations also made peace between Israel and Egypt, to be concluded within three months of the signing, as transpired subsequently. (JVL, 2005) The final outcome of this Israel-Egypt agreement clearly and specifically, in concrete terms defined the future relations between the two countries, all aspects of withdrawal from the Sinai, military arrangements in the peninsula such as demilitarization and limitations, as well as the supervision mechanism. (JVL, 2005)
President Carter witnessed the accords that were signed by Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin. The...
Camp David Accords Camp Davids THE CAMP DAVIDS ACCORDS: A CASE STUDY ON INTERNATIONAL NEGOTITAON There are several tools of statecraft which can be classified as economic, military or political in nature. Negotiations, International laws, alliances and public diplomacy are the main instruments of politics used by the politicians to resolve the issues and problems at national and international levels. This paper discusses how the political tool of statecraft was used by nations
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