▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁a ▁Palest in ian ▁state . ▁Israel ▁had ▁begun ▁construct ing ▁settlement s ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank , ▁which ▁emer ged ▁as ▁an ▁important ▁bar rier ▁to ▁a ▁peace ▁agreement . ▁Unable ▁to ▁come ▁to ▁definit ive ▁settlement ▁over ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁withdraw al , ▁the ▁two ▁sides ▁reached ▁an ▁agreement ▁in ▁which ▁Israel ▁made ▁vague ▁promises ▁to ▁allow ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁an ▁elected ▁government ▁in ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁Gaz a . ▁In ▁return , ▁Egypt ▁became ▁the ▁first ▁Arab ▁state ▁to ▁recognize ▁Israel ' s ▁right ▁to ▁exist . ▁The ▁Camp ▁David ▁Acc ords ▁were ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁inten se ▁domestic ▁opposition ▁in ▁both ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Israel , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁wider ▁Arab ▁World , ▁but ▁each ▁side ▁agreed ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁acc ords . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁Egypt ▁and ▁Israel ▁signed ▁a ▁peace ▁treat y ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁Carter ' s ▁role ▁in ▁getting ▁the ▁treat y ▁was ▁essential . ▁Author ▁A aron ▁David ▁Miller ▁concluded ▁the ▁following : ▁" No ▁matter ▁whom ▁I ▁spoke ▁to ▁— ▁Americans , ▁Egypt ians , ▁or ▁Israel is ▁— ▁most ▁everyone ▁said ▁the ▁same ▁thing : ▁no ▁Carter , ▁no ▁peace ▁treat y ." ▁Carter ▁himself ▁viewed ▁the ▁agreement ▁as ▁his ▁most ▁important ▁accomplish ment ▁in ▁office . ▁ ▁Iran ian ▁Revolution ▁and ▁host age ▁crisis ▁ ▁Moh amm ad ▁Re za ▁P ah la vi