As noted by diplomat Dennis Ross: “He [Carter] is the hero of Camp David, and the agreements would never have emerged without him. He played the role of mediator, often explaining each to the other. He literally drafted the Egyptian-Israeli part of the accords and held the summit together at the moments when it might otherwise have collapsed.”

The late President Jimmy Carter presided over a key landmark in the Arab-Israeli peace process, the 1979 Camp David Accords signed by Egypt and Israel. Carter’s lifelong interest in resolving the Israel-Palestine conflict is an analog for his complicated legacy in foreign policy and human rights.

As the nation and much of the world mourns the death of President Jimmy Carter, the historic Camp David Accords he engineered in 1978 merit special attention. Though Carter was more critical of ...

Although the ceasefire agreement is a much-needed lifeline for Gaza, there is a lot of skepticism regarding it. Past agreements like the Camp David and Oslo accords demonstrate that achieving peace requires bold leadership,