Menachem Begin & Anwar Sadat: Israel & Egypt's Treaty | Leo & Layla | PragerU Kids

[Music] don't ask Leila I said I'm not going are you sure Leo you've been talking about the Museum's new Middle East exhibit all week you love ancient Egypt you even said Mrs Johnson is offering extra credit she is but Mom and Dad are too busy to take me and there's no way I'm going with Kenny and kenck yeah they're not my favorite either but it was nice of their mom to offer to take you it was but I can't stand those two all they do is brag about everything they've ever won I'd like to go but if I'm stuck with my worst Rivals I don't think I'll enjoy Egypt very much you never know Leo it's just 1 afternoon it's not so bad not so bad do you know how many annoying stories Kenny can tell per minute well sounds like you're stuck I know we can visit the Middle East with your phone I can learn everything I need for that extra credit report it'll be a cinch I don't know Leo but I guess it's worth a [Music] [Music] try hey this doesn't look like the Middle East hm look at all those presidents I think we're in the White House the White House well that's cool but it's pretty far from ancient Egypt what's happening with your phone [Music] Leila wa I think something important is happening Shalom children hi I'm Leo and I'm ilila we're visiting from the future the future well that's incredible my name is Mana begging and I am the prime minister of Israel nice to meet you sir likewise what brings you here on this incredible day we were trying to go to ancient Egypt so I could write a report but instead my sister's time travel app took us here maybe you could help us prime minister Bean could you tell us what just happened outside certainly after America's President Jimmy Carter invited us to stay at his country retreat called Camp David I came to a peace agreement with anoir Sadat the president of Egypt just now president Sadat and I made that agreement official by signing a treaty that sounds very important oh it's something to celebrate our two countries have been at War for 30 years but with this peace treaty that is finally over that makes this an incredible day for the people of Israel and the people of Egypt too wow I never knew that your country was at war with with Egypt I did know that Israel is in the Middle East it's a small Jewish State and it's where most of the Bible stories happened you are correct after being set free from slavery in Egypt thousands of years ago my people settled in the land of Canaan a land promised to us by God and we called it Israel after the name of one of our fourfathers since then isra has remained our true home it's filled with holy sights like the Western Wall in Jerusalem and now with this peace treaty Egypt who was once our rival has agreed to stop attacking us our connection to this land goes so far back into history and our dream is to be free in our land that's really fascinating but don't many Jewish people live here in America why yes with our homeland occupied by the Assyrians Babylonians Persians Greeks Romans and then the Ottoman Empire we've spent much of our history living in other countries I myself grew up in Eastern Europe Eastern Europe yes millions of us lived there until the tragedies of World War II and the Holocaust but even when I was a young lad in Poland I dreamed of helping my people return to the promised land and establish a modern state in Israel's ancient home wow after all this time your people finally did it indeed we were very fortunate and determined and now the country of Israel is thriving our economy is so strong that we can even help our neighbors even though most of our neighbors don't like us very much that's strange your country sounds like it would be a great neighbor why don't the other countries in the area like Israel yeah what's their problem they kind of sound like Kenny and Karen it's quite complicated along with Jews Muslims and Christians have also lived in Israel for a long long time many others consider the promised land holy when the modern country of Israel was formed in the 20th century and Jews started returning from all over the world many Arabs living in the area didn't like that what happened well many of them fled because they were worried about war we were willing to let them stay and become citizens of Israel but they left for other countries with the hope that Israel would not survive and those countries have started Wars against us several times I'm afraid good grief I didn't know your country had to fight other countries just to exist it's true believe it or not one of those countries was Egypt until a few days ago when President Sadat and I came to our agreement Egypt was one of our country's biggest enemies but now that's over Egypt is the first Arab country that recognizes our right to exist that means we can stop being rival and finally cooperate with each other and build greater trust that also means more of our neighbors might follow Egypt's example that would bring a much needed peace to the Middle East that's great prime minister beggan cooperating with Rivals is so hard what makes you say that I have two Rivals named Kenny and Karen their mom says I can come along with them to see a cool Museum I really want to go but I don't think I can put up with them Mr ban how did you your rival learned to cooperate now I could tell you that but why don't we ask him here he comes aalum salom and Shalom tell me who are these new friends you've been talking to my name is Leo and this is my sister Ila you must be president anoir Sadat of Egypt I am I'm here representing Egypt and many other countries in the Arab world very soon I'll be telling my people some great and for some shocking news we've just made peace peace with Israel president Sadat I know Israel was your rival how were you able to come to a compromise well as my friend probably told you our rivalry goes back pretty far even now Egypt is part of a league of Arab states and none of those recognize Israel's right to Exist by seeking peace with a country that many of my neighbors see as an enemy I was definitely thinking outside the box but why wouldn't I having peace with Israel and cooperating with Western countries like the United States is much more desirable than endless war I don't understand how can you make peace with a country if you don't think it should exist it wasn't easy wouldn't you agree M oh I would when we both arrived at Camp David to talk about peace nothing was easy at first president Sadat and I did not see eye to eye because we did not trust each other why not well 30 years of war will do that and while we don't agree on many things I understand one thing it was not easy for president Sadat to trust my country when we still have troops in the Sinai Peninsula Sinai like in the Bible isn't that where the Ten Commandments were given to Moses yes that's it like the Jews in Israel Egyptians and Arabs have lived in Sinai for thousands of years naturally when Egypt became a modern country in 1922 the Sinai Peninsula was part of it but since the war started Israel in Egypt armies have been fighting in the area wow but even with all that fighting and disagreement both of you had to reach out and trust each other that's right absolutely I will say this when the Americans encouraged prime minister bean and me to talk about removing Israel's troops from Sinai that's when I realized peace was possible I had no idea that Israel would offer to withdraw its troops and return my country's land for peace but that's one goal this treaty will accomplish and that's not all in return Egypt is going to open the Suz Canal to Israeli ships this means people in my country can sail through Egypt and reach India and Asia without having to go all the way around Africa good deal if you ask me and you agree to all of this with one piece treaty that's right young lady never underestimate the power of peace and cooperation or its power to surprise you with even more cooperation I wish my fellow Arab countries would understand what I have learned from these pce talks and it is this recognizing someone's right to exist means giving them dignity and that opens up new opportunities for friendship and cooperation between different people that's a great lesson it sounds like making peace with your Rivals benefits everyone it certainly will even if some people don't like it I needed point out that many people in the Middle East don't like this peace treaty it's unfortunate it is and my friend here is putting it lightly when he arrives home he'll need to be very careful for recognizing my country's right to exist many people will want to kill him that's scary wouldn't that make you change your mind certainly not like prime minister Bean in his tiny country by the sea I too have my enemies even Dangerous Ones but peace and cooperation that will benefit everyone is far too important to give up who knows with the treaty we've signed today more countries in the Middle East might make peace with Israel in the future just like did we hope so prime minister Bean president Sadat thanks for answering my question hearing about your peace treaty makes me wonder if I can't make my own peace treaty with my two Rivals Kenny and Karen as my new friend showed me here today it never hurts to try that's right young man your Rivals may never be your best friends but perhaps they've more to offer you as friends than as enemies maybe you're right president prime minister thank you you most Leila if I'm going to catch that ride to the museum I think we'd better head back you're right thank you both so much for talking with us it was awesome hearing about the peace treaty and all the good things that will come from it goodbye for now goodbye take care bow down in Pharaoh's presence peon uh no thanks but it looks like you had fun I really did that Middle East exhibit was amazing I learned more than I needed for that extra credit report how were Kenny and Karen at first they bothered me but after we got to the museum they weren't that bad next week I'm going over to their house to teach Kenny how to play chess that's great Leo kind of like your own personal peace treaty I guess so good thing your phone took us to the white house instead of the Middle East if it hadn't done that I probably wouldn't have gone to the museum at all strange huh yeah Leo pretty strange if you liked time traveling with Leo and Lea watch more of their Adventures at Prager kids.com and parents don't forget to subscribe