“Rosalynn said, "Jimmy, if we could only get Prime Minister Begin and President Sadat up here on this mountain for a few days, I believe they might consider how they could prevent another war between their countries." That gave me the idea, and a few weeks later, I invited both men to join me for a series of private talks. In September 1978, they both came to Camp David.” IfsMenBelieveSaidIdeasWarCountryMightI BelievePeacePresidentWeekMountainSeriesMinistersPrimeCampsMiddle EastSeptemberPrime MinisterInvitedJimmySadat Book:Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation Source: Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation
“Don't forget that the peace treaties with Egypt and later with Jordan have already survived several tests: two wars with Lebanon, two Palestinian uprisings, the attack on Gaza, the murder of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.” TwoWarPresidentForgetTestsMurderPalestinianSurvivedEgyptJordanTreatiesEgyptianGazaUprisingLebanonPeace TreatiesSadat Author:Tom Segev
“We (Israelis) always think that we're at the center of everything. It's true that we didn't make peace with Egypt and Jordan, but with two men, President Sadat and King Hussein. It is possible that we will have to restructure the peace and our relations (so that they are) between one people and another.” PeopleThinkingMenTwoPresidentKingsRelationEgyptHusseinJordanMaking PeaceRestructureSadat Author:Tom Segev
“Egyptian President Sadat had a belly dancer entertain President Nixon at a state dinner. Mr. Nixon was really impressed. He hadn't seen contortions like that since Rose Mary Woods.” StatesPresidentRoseWoodsDinnerDancerMaryImpressedBellyEgyptianPresident NixonSadat Author:Johnny Carson
“Think of the great spirits of the last 50 years: Ghandi killed, not by a Pakistani Muslim, but one of his own Hindus, who hated him because he wanted India for the Muslims, the Sikhs, for everybody; Sadat, killed by the organization that Mr. bin Laden's No. 2 heads now, not by an Israeli, but by an Egyptian. My friend Yitzhak Rabin -- after a lifetime defending Israel, killed -- not by a Palestinian terrorist, but an angry Israeli because he wanted to lay down arms and take up peace... Fanatics are defined by their hatreds; free people by their humanity.” PeopleThinkingYearsWantedLastsSpiritHumanityArmsMy FriendsHatredOrganizationIndiaAngryLaysLifetimeIsraelTerroristDefinedHatedPalestinianIsraeliFanaticsBin LadenEgyptianGreat SpiritSadat Author:William J. Clinton
“There's a long history in the Middle East of "bread intifadas," starting with 1977 in Egypt, when Anwar Sadat tried to lift bread subsidies. People rebelled and poured into Tahrir Square, shouting slogans against the government just like they did earlier this year. Sadat learned his lesson and kept bread subsidies in place, and so did a host of other Middle Eastern dictators - many of whom were propped up for years by the West, partly through subsidized American wheat.” PeopleYearsLongGovernmentMiddleLessonsWestStartingEastBreadLiftsSquaresHostMiddle EastDictatorEgyptEasternSlogansShoutingWheatSubsidiesSadatTahrir Square Author:Annia Ciezadlo
“Sadat was a great and good man, and his most bitter and dangerous enemies were people who were obsessed with hatred for his peaceful goals.” PeopleMenGoalEnemyDangerousHatredBitterPeacefulObsessedGood ManSetting GoalsSadat Book:Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President Source: Keeping Faith: Memoirs of a President
“Sadat provides an important, insistent voice for continued advancement in peace and social justice.” ImportantSocialVoiceJusticeSocial JusticeAdvancementSadat Author:Jehan Sadat
“I want my grandchildren to look like my grandparents. I don't want them to look like Anwar Sadat or Foo Man Chu or Whoopi Goldberg.” MenWantLooksGrandparentGrandchildrenMy GrandchildrenSadat Author:Jared Taylor