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| | AUC Forum Examines Legacy of Camp David Accords |
 | | The historic meeting at Camp David in 1978 between Egypts President Anwar Sadat and Israels Prime Minister Menachem Begin marked the beginning of a new era in Middle East diplomacy. |
 | | One way to summarize the proceedings at Camp David, according to Dr. Stein, is to say, They agreed to disagree. During the 1970s and 1980s, several factors contributed to each countrys mutual mistrust of one another. |
 | | Bahgat Korany argued that the Camp David agreement was pivotal in international diplomatic relations since it was signed by three countries, reinforced Egypts role as a regional and central superpower, and, by initiating a new set of norms, principles and behavior, created a new regional order in the Middle East. |
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