On Mar/26/1979, Israel and Egypt signed two agreements. The first agreement was named Framework for Peace in the Middle East and was divided into two parts. On one hand, it was agreed that Declarations 242 and 348 would be the bases for regional peace. It was agreed that the West Bank and Gaza would have a Palestinian civilian autonomy for five years and, after this period, they would sign a final agreement with legitimate authorities. During the third year, they would begin negotiations for a final status. Israel rejected the PLO as the Palestinian leadership but the 3+2 model was repeated in the Oslo Accords. The second part of the agreement stipulated a process of normalization that would be supported by the later signature of treaties with the other countries of the area. The second pact centered on bilateral relations. Israel would abandon the Sinai up to the international border of 1906 (Egypt did not want Gaza back) and Egypt would recognize Israel by establishing diplomatic, economic and tourism exchanges. Egypt would ensure the free pass of Israeli ships through the Suez Canal. The total withdrawal (with the evacuation of colonies) would finalize in 3 years (April 1982).
Sadat was interested in linking the bilateral peace treaties to a pro-Palestinian agreement, even though the Arab world considered Egypt as a “traitor” after what they did. Menahem Begin, in parallel, wanted to make clear that Israel would not renounce the West Bank nor the Gaza Strip. However, he recognized that the Palestinian had “legitimate rights” and committed to stopping to establish settlements during the peace process with the Palestinians. Begin and Sadat differed in regard to the future of Jerusalem. The Egypt-Israel Agreement was the first occasion in which an Arab country would prefix their selfish interests to their Pan-Arab rhetoric.