[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 51 (Monday, March 25, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Page S1942]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  SENATE RESOLUTION 121--CONGRATULATING ISRAEL AND EGYPT ON THE 40TH 
      ANNIVERSARY OF THE SIGNING OF THE EGYPT-ISRAEL PEACE TREATY

  Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Enzi) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations:

                              S. Res. 121

       Whereas Muhammad Anwar al-Sadat, President of the Arab 
     Republic of Egypt, and Menachem Begin, Prime Minister of 
     Israel, met with President Jimmy Carter at Camp David, 
     Maryland from September 5 to September 17, 1978;
       Whereas these negotiations resulted in two agreements, 
     known as the ``Camp David Accords'', which were signed on 
     September 17, 1978;
       Whereas those accords provided a framework for peace 
     between Israel and Egypt that stands as a landmark, ending a 
     generation of war and violence;
       Whereas the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty was signed on March 
     26, 1979, at the White House in Washington, D.C., ending 31 
     years of war between the two nations;
       Whereas the peace treaty was duly implemented, resulting 
     in--
       (1) the normalization of diplomatic and commercial ties 
     between Egypt and Israel;
       (2) the withdrawal of Israeli troops from the Sinai 
     Peninsula and the establishment of a demilitarized zone;
       (3) the free passage of Israeli ships through the Suez 
     Canal; and
       (4) Egypt becoming the first Arab state to officially 
     recognize Israel;
       Whereas President Sadat and Prime Minister Begin were 
     jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1978;
       Whereas President Sadat was assassinated on October 6, 
     1981, by Khalid Islambouli, a member of Egyptian Islamic 
     Jihad;
       Whereas President Carter was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize 
     in 2002, in part for his vital contribution to the Camp David 
     Accords and following peace process;
       Whereas Congress, on December 4, 2018, passed legislation 
     awarding the Congressional Gold Medal to President Sadat;
       Whereas the Camp David Accords and resulting peace treaty 
     have proven to be an enduring achievement, furthering the 
     interests of peace and stability in a volatile region of the 
     world;
       Whereas the United States has proudly supported the 
     participants of this historic agreement over the last four 
     decades of peace; and
       Whereas March 26, 2019, marks the 40th anniversary of the 
     signing of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty: Now, therefore, be 
     it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Governments and people of Israel and 
     Egypt for 40 years of peace based on the Camp David Accords;
       (2) encourages the Governments of Egypt and Israel to 
     continue to serve as examples of honest statesmanship and 
     peacebuilding;
       (3) commends the example set for the world in seeking 
     peaceful and long-lasting resolutions to conflict; and
       (4) requests the President to issue a proclamation to 
     observe the anniversary with appropriate ceremonies and 
     programs.

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