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Also Known As Framework for Peace in the Middle East
Date September 17, 1978
Location Maryland • United States
Participants Egypt • Israel

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Jimmy Carter
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Anwar Sadat
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Menachem Begin
Menachem Begin
prime minister of Israel
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