Camp david

Beyond Sinai: The Clause That Turned "the Enemy" Into a Name

A peace treaty provision preserving enemy war memorials offers a powerful lesson: peace begins when we stop seeing people across a border as abstractions or enemies, and remember their humanity.

Anat Vidor, president of World WIZO. Her family history is etched onto Israel’s streets and institutions.
A US Air Force F-16 fighter jet takes off from a base in the Middle East, July 23, 2026.

F-16 scrambled after civilian plane breaches airspace near Camp David during Trump visit

US President Donald Trump listens as Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth speaks during a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Trump says he is happy with Hegseth after ‘treasonous’ reports of fight over munitions shortages

US President Donald Trump, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth participate in a cabinet meeting at Camp David in Thurmont, Maryland, US, July 31, 2026.

Donald Trump unaware of US munitions shortage, prompting Camp David clash with Hegseth - report


Trump convenes cabinet meeting at Camp David on Iran war, as Republicans threatened by gas prices

Unlike some past presidents, Trump has largely stayed away from the mountaintop presidential redoubt in western Maryland, preferring to spend time at his golf resorts when not at the White House.

US President Donald Trump, with incoming White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) President and Fox News Senior White House Correspondent Jacqui Heinrich, takes the lectern to deliver remarks at the WHCA Dinner, in Washington, DC, US, July 24, 2026.

Twenty-six years after Camp David, Israel needs a new security doctrine - opinion

The only practical foundation for any future arrangement will emerge only when a profound change in Palestinian consciousness takes place.

Barak, Clinton, Arafat at Camp David 311 AP

Voices from the Arab Press: Israel, Donald Trump, and Anwar Sadat

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

Egyptian president Anwar Sadat and prime minister Menachem Begin acknowledge applause during a joint session of Congress in which US president Jimmy Carter announced the results of the Camp David Accords on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 18, 1978.

Israel's cold peace with Egypt is on the verge of unraveling - opinion

With 2026 approaching, the “cold peace” risks fraying further, a scenario neither the US nor Israel can afford to ignore.

Egyptian tanks are seen on the road to the Rafah border amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt September 9, 2024.

Egypt's Sisi refers to Israel as 'enemy' for first time since before 1977 Sadat visit to Jerusalem

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi labeled Israel an “enemy” at the Arab-Islamic summit, saying its actions threaten Egypt’s security and future peace deals, including by causing Gazans to flee.

President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the 34th Arab League summit, in Baghdad, Iraq, May 17, 2025; illustrative.

Israel facing dangerous shift in relations with Egypt - opinion

While Egypt has not formally renounced the Camp David Accords, Cairo is effectively distancing itself from the treaty.

Armoured Israeli military vehicle driving along border with Egypt

The erosion of Israel-Egypt relations and what went wrong - opinion

The Camp David Accords once proved that even the bitterest of enemies could sit at the same table. Let’s not allow that lesson to be forgotten.

Anwar Sadat, Jimmy Carter and Menachem Begin at the signing of the Camp David Accords in 1979

Menachem Begin's compromise and conviction: Insights from the Camp David talks

Benny Begin honored his father’s legacy at a Jerusalem event marking 46 years of Israel-Egypt peace, highlighting Menachem Begin’s principles and diplomacy.

 Then-US president Jimmy Carter, then-Egyptian president Anwar Sadat, and then-Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin during the signing of the Camp David Accords in the East Room of the White House in Washington, September 17, 1978.

Is the Camp David peace at risk? - opinion

As military buildups along the Gaza border escalate and diplomatic rhetoric hardens, a 45-year peace treaty faces its most serious test yet.

 PRIME MINISTER Benjamin Netanyahu meets with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ahead of the opening of the UN General Assembly in New York in 2017. A peace treaty that has been a pillar of regional stability for 45 years is suddenly being questioned, says the writer.

Is Egypt violating the Camp David Accords? Israel raises concerns - analysis

Israel questions Egypt’s growing military presence in Sinai, citing potential violations of the 1979 peace agreement.

 Members of the military stand next to a helicopter next to the French ship amphibious helicopter carrier Dixmude as it docks, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in the city of Al-Arish, Sinai peninsula, Egypt, January 21, 2024.