Anwar Sadat flew to Jerusalem in 1977 and became the first Arab leader to recognize Israel — a decision that won him the Nobel Peace Prize and cost him his life. The Camp David Accords recovered the Sinai Peninsula and established a cold peace that has endured for over four decades. Egyptian Islamists considered it a betrayal of the Palestinian cause and assassinated him during a military parade in 1981.
This episode traces Sadat from his village childhood through the Free Officers movement, the 1973 Yom Kippur War that restored Egyptian pride, the Jerusalem visit that stunned the world, and the assassination that killed a peacemaker.
Sadat's village origins, his revolutionary youth, and his years in Nasser's shadow
The 1973 Yom Kippur War — the crossing of the Suez Canal that restored Egyptian military honor
The Jerusalem visit, Camp David, and the peace with Israel that isolated Egypt from the Arab world
The assassination at the military parade and the legacy of a peace built on one man's courage
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