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[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 121 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 121

Congratulating Israel and Egypt on the 40th anniversary of the signing 
                   of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2019

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

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                               RESOLUTION

 
Congratulating Israel and Egypt on the 40th anniversary of the signing 
                   of the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty.

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, DC, 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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