Egypt has had full diplomatic relations with Israel since the 1979 Camp David peace accords were signed by former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin.

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And before we can begin contending with its challenges, we must first consider the legacy of the peace treaty that then prime minister Menachem Begin signed with then Egyptian president Anwar Sadat on March 26, 1979.

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In 1977, Menachem Begin, leader of Israel's right-wing Likud bloc, became the country's sixth prime minister.

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As Menachem Begin instinctively understood, neither Prime Minister Sharon nor President Bush has any need to waver.

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