Al Jazeera World Cold Peace The history of the Israeli-Egyptian
peace accords of 1979 and their legacy today. Last Modified: 27
Oct 2009 12:22  Thirty years ago, on March 26, 1979, Egypt
became the first Arab country to officially recognise Israel by
signing a peace treaty.  In two special hour-long documentaries
Al Jazeera charts the history of this accord, the controversy it
sparked at the time and its continued viability in the light of
events such as the recent war in Gaza.  Going it Alone  Watch
part two                                  Watch part
three                                     Watch part four
History was made in Washington DC on March 29, 1979 when, in the
presence of the US president Jimmy Carter, president Anwar Sadat
of Egypt and prime minister Menachem Begin of Israel signed a
peace treaty - the first ever between an Arab country and the
state of Israel.  But despite two sworn enemies making peace
after 30 years of Arab-Israeli conflict, the deal signed in the
garden of the White House w