JTAEdward Sanders, who played a key role in the 1979 Israel-Egypt peace treaty [in which the US promised Israeli massive annual aid in return for Egyptian abandonment of Palestinian human rights] as senior Middle East advisor to President Jimmy Carter, has died.
...“Ed really provided substance to the Middle East peace process at Camp David and in overseas negotiations,” said Stuart E. Eizenstat, then Carter’s chief domestic policy advisor. “We also worked closely together in the White House on such issues as Soviet Jewry, Holocaust reparations, the Arab boycott, and economic aid to Israel.”
On the national scene, Sanders led the National Conference of Christians and Jews, American Israel Public Affairs Committee [AIPAC] and the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations.
In Los Angeles, Sanders headed the Jewish Federation Council and United Jewish Fund in the 1970s, and most recently spearheaded the Federation’s $20 million Campaign for the 21st Century. He also served as chairman of the L.A. Urban League.
A dedicated, lifelong Democrat, Sanders took leadership roles in the Carter, Dukakis and Clinton presidential campaigns. Locally, he was a strong supporter of Tom Bradley, the first African-American mayor of Los Angeles. Full storyAuthor Donald Neff:
...the Israeli-Egyptian peace treaty was unique. It came at the expense of the Palestinians, which was by Israeli design, and in exchange for Sinai, to which Israel never laid claim. Moreover, Israel received in return for signing the peace treaty with Egypt commitments from the U. S. that have now reached a level of economic and military aid unsurpassed in our history. Full story
1979 Israel-Egypt peace treaty
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