Despite nearly collapsing over disputed treaty wording, the 1978 Camp David Summit ultimately produced a peace framework between Israel and which other nation?

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Which U.S. president personally mediated the 1978 Camp David talks after Sadat and Begin nearly walked out over the wording of one treaty phrase?

At Camp David in 1978, Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli PM Begin nearly walked out over disagreements about a single phrase in the treaty text.

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What is considered one of the earliest recorded peace treaties, signed after the Battle of Kadesh in 1274 BCE?

The Hittite-Egyptian Treaty is preserved on monuments and papyri, including a copy at the UN building in New York.

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What major conflict erupted in the Middle East in October 2023?

The October 7, 2023 attack killed hundreds of Israelis and led to extensive Israeli military operations in Gaza.

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After Colombia's 2016 referendum on the FARC peace accord failed by roughly 0.5%, what did negotiators do next?

Colombia's 2016 peace accord with FARC rebels initially failed a public referendum by 0.5%, forcing negotiators to restart talks from scratch.

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Which European city was the site of coordinated terrorist attacks on November 13, 2015, killing 130 people?

The Bataclan concert hall, central to the 2015 Paris attacks, reopened exactly one year later on November 12, 2016, with a concert by Sting — an event widely seen as a symbol of Parisian resilience.

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Which South African leader was inaugurated as president in May 1994 after the country's first fully democratic election?

Nelson Mandela spent 27 years in prison before becoming president — the longest imprisonment of any future head of state in modern history.