Anwar el-Sadat

The occasion was an address to the Israeli Parliament on November 20,1977, and the speaker was then Egyptian president Anwar el-Sadat, who talked of his hopes that Arabs and Israelis could break through a remaining wall that prevented true reconciliation:

Fighting Like Cats and Dogs 2006

Ever since that March morning 31 years ago, when Anwar el-Sadat reached out to clasp hands with Menachem Begin on the North Lawn of the White House after signing the Camp David peace treaty with Israel, the United States government has viewed the Egyptian government, no matter how flawed or undemocratic, as America's closest ally in the Arab world.

NYT > Home Page By HELENE COOPER 2011

Supporting Egypt's military-led regime over four decades, first under Anwar el-Sadat and then Mr. Mubarak, offered strategic benefits to seven American presidents.

NYT > Home Page By SCOTT SHANE 2011

Supporting Egypt's military-led regime over four decades, first under Anwar el-Sadat and then Mr. Mubarak, offered strategic benefits to seven American presidents.

NYT > Home Page By SCOTT SHANE 2011

Supporting Egypt's military-led regime over four decades, first under Anwar el-Sadat and then Mr. Mubarak, offered strategic benefits to seven American presidents.

NYT > Home Page By SCOTT SHANE 2011

Ever since that March morning 31 years ago, when Anwar el-Sadat reached out to clasp hands with Menachem Begin on the North Lawn of the White House after signing the Camp David peace treaty with Israel, the United States government has viewed the Egyptian government, no matter how flawed or undemocratic, as America's closest ally in the Arab world.

NYT > Home Page By HELENE COOPER 2011

Anwar el-Sadat, had until now steadfastly refused pressure to name any successor, so the move stirred speculation that he was planning to resign.

NYT > Home Page By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK 2011

Anwar el-Sadat appointed him vice president in 1975, worked hard to keep the army out of overt politics and under his control.

NYT > Home Page By NEIL MacFARQUHAR 2011

Ever since that March morning 31 years ago, when Anwar el-Sadat reached out to clasp hands with Menachem Begin on the North Lawn of the White House after signing the Camp David peace treaty with Israel, the United States government has viewed the Egyptian government, no matter how flawed or undemocratic, as America's closest ally in the Arab world.

NYT > Global Home By HELENE COOPER 2011

Anwar el-Sadat appointed him vice president in 1975, worked hard to keep the army out of overt politics and under his control.

NYT > Home Page By NEIL MacFARQUHAR 2011