CAMP DAVID ACCORD

The Camp David Accord between Egypt and Israel negotiated in September 1978 led to normalization of diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel for the first time since Israel was declared an independent state in 1948. The agreement consisted of a general "Framework for Peace in the Middle East," based on a five-year transitional period of civil self-rule for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. This framework required the agreement of other Middle Eastern nations and was never implemented, but a "Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel" was fulfilled. In it, Israel agreed to return territory captured from Egypt in the Six-Day War. In return, Egypt recognized Israel as a nation, the first Arab country to do so.