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== Camp David ==
In 1978, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat visited Israel for peace agreement discussions. In the period that followed, many discussions began about signing an agreement in exchange for IDF withdrawal from Sinai and establishing a Palestinian state in the territories of Yehuda and Shomron liberated in the Six Day War with Jerusalem as its capital. Begin refused to establish a Palestinian state but agreed to establish Palestinian autonomy in parts of Yehuda and Shomron and refused to divide Jerusalem.

During that time, the Rebbe spoke extensively about how it is forbidden to return territories vital to state security and based his position on the Shulchan Aruch in section 329. The Rebbe also said that if Israel would insist on its positions, Egypt would have no choice but to agree because during that period Sadat needed a peace agreement to raise his status in Egypt. The Rebbe also spoke about the foolishness in giving up territories that have oil wells that could greatly strengthen Israel's military and economic position and giving them away without compensation. Regarding the autonomy plan, the Rebbe claimed that Israel should reject the idea because autonomy would be leverage for Palestinian demands to establish a Palestinian state. The Rebbe also claimed that it was proven that when they stood firm on the Jerusalem issue, the other side gave in, so this should be done with the other sections as well. The Rebbe said that the source of all the appeasement is self-inferiority before the goy.

In practice, Prime Minister Menachem Begin signed at Camp David (a vacation residence of US presidents) an agreement to hand over Sinai and agreed to establish Palestinian autonomy. The agreement was divided into stages in which Israel would withdraw from Sinai. In practice, Egypt violated the agreement many times already after the first stage when it did not establish normal relations (normalization) with Israel and brought in many more forces than agreed to the Sinai area. During this period, the Rebbe called to stop the agreement and not continue its implementation. The Rebbe mentioned many times that here too, the reason Israel does not stop the agreement but continues its withdrawal while the other side does not lift a finger to implement the agreement also stems from Jews' feeling of inferiority toward the goy.

In practice, Israel completed its withdrawal from Egypt. In the years that followed, the Rebbe claimed that now many terrorists enter Israel from Sinai and the agreement led to an increase in casualties. When the First Lebanon War broke out, the Rebbe spoke about how this was because of the deterrence that was eroded because of the Camp David Accords. This war was stopped due to international pressure despite great victories on the battlefield. Here too, the Rebbe pressed not to surrender to pressure but to finish the job and eliminate the PLO organization. In practice, Israel allowed the terrorists to leave Lebanon with their weapons and withdrew the IDF from Lebanon. The Rebbe explained about this that this too was due to the fact that the Jew feels inferior to the goy causes them to prefer foreign interests over security interests and this causes the murder of many Jews.

During the signing of the Camp David Accords, Menachem Begin attached a written declaration emphasizing that Jerusalem would remain Israel's capital and his agreement to negotiate autonomy for Palestinians. Although Begin's draft agreement was not implemented, talks on establishing autonomy began. The Palestinian National Movement and PLO did not participate in the talks and actually opposed the plan. The plan was frozen with the passing of the Basic Law: Jerusalem, Capital of Israel in 1980. Sadat's assassination undermined the plan, and talks finally ended following the outbreak of the Lebanon War in 1982.

The Rebbe completely rejected the plan, saying that even discussions about negotiations on this topic led to increased terrorism and increased international pressure on Israel. The Rebbe said that Palestinian demands would not end with autonomy but would intensify, and after autonomy was established, there would be demands for a Palestinian state, with the ultimate goal being a Palestinian state over all of Eretz Yisroel.

Tzach asked the Rebbe if they should organize protests. The Rebbe responded: Act in the name of Chabad through Chabad Houses and Tzach.

In 1987, a Palestinian uprising broke out (the First Intifada). The Intifada led to Israeli and Palestinian representatives meeting to discuss a peace agreement. The Rebbe spoke about how the talks only showed the Arabs that terrorism was the right path and that the terrorists only drew encouragement from the talks.
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