Sadat and Begin Are Jointly Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
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- Series: Great Events from History II: Human Rights Series
- Categories: Government and Politics, Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Peace Movement, Pacifism, Pacifists, Judaism, Jews, Synagogues, Temples, Islam, Muslims, Mosques, Human Rights
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, Middle Eastern History
- Geographical Location: Norway, Scandinavia
- Date: December 10, 1978
Article abstract: Menachem Begin and Anwar el-Sadat paved the road to peace in the Middle East and were awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts.
Summary of Event
The cultures of the Middle East are diverse, and the economic interests of the Middle East, positioned as it is at the junction of Asia, Europe, and Africa, have long been entangled. Thus, its countries are ravaged by schisms and have faced a nearly continuous succession of foreign invaders and wars. In this cradle of civilization lie Israel and Egypt. Geographical proximity to the...
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