Jimmy Carter / Carter / Peace & conflict

Support for Egypt–Israel peace

1979; durability observed through July 2022 source

Bilateral treaty sustained in the 2022 source snapshot

Historical case snapshot · reviewed

Published · Visual edition October 6, 2026

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1979SELECTED CASE START YEARPeace & conflict01Goal02Action03Result04Open questionsGOAL / ACTION / RESULT / LIMITS — FOUR QUESTIONS, NO SCORE

PUBLICATION-MADE RECORD DIAGRAM

Visual guide: Support for Egypt–Israel peace. Congressional Research Service (CRS), Library of Congress and the linked official records supply the evidence below. This diagram is not a photograph, chronology of legal effect or measure of success.

Context & scope

Egypt and Israel are the treaty parties. U.S. mediation and support involved Carter’s administration and Congress; the durable outcome is not assigned solely to one president. Camp David 1978 details are not independently established by this bundle. Historical peace treaty maintained as of the July 2022 source vintage; no independent October 2026 current-status claim.

Goal

Support peace between Egypt and Israel and sustain regional security cooperation.

Action

The United States acted as peace broker and the Carter administration made military and economic assistance commitments in documents accompanying the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty, subject to congressional approval.

Established result

The bilateral peace treaty existed in 1979 and Egypt had maintained it since then, as reported in the July 2022 CRS original. This is evidence of a sustained bilateral peace arrangement, not proof of comprehensive Middle East peace.

Cost / open questions

Sustaining the arrangement involved continuing U.S. foreign assistance and security cooperation. The United States is not a legal party to the bilateral treaty, and the treaty itself contains no U.S. aid obligations. People-to-people relations remained limited in the 2022 source.

OFFICIAL EVIDENCE / FULL SOURCE REGISTER

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Egypt: Background and U.S. Relations (opens in a new tab)

Agency
Congressional Research Service (CRS), Library of Congress
Source date
2022-07-13
Document type
official government retrospective research
Reading location
Appendix: Background on U.S. Foreign Assistance to Egypt, printed p.28 ; Appendix, printed p.28 ; Summary
Reviewed