Israel and Egypt have a history going back to Joseph and Pharaoh. Modern Egypt was the first Arab state to sign a peace treaty with Israel. Prime Minister Menachem Begin (Israel) and Anwar Sadat (President of Egypt) signed a peace treaty in 1978. On 6th October 1981 Anwar Sadat was assassinated by a Muslim extremist.
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