1 9 7 7 . ▁Though ▁un success ful ▁in ▁recon ven ing ▁the ▁conference , ▁Carter ▁convinced ▁Egypt ian ▁leader ▁An war ▁Sad at ▁to ▁visit ▁Israel ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Sad at ' s ▁visit ▁drew ▁the ▁condem n ation ▁of ▁other ▁Arab ▁League ▁countries , ▁but ▁Sad at ▁and ▁Isra eli ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Men ach em ▁Begin ▁each ▁expressed ▁an ▁open ness ▁to ▁bil ater al ▁tal ks . ▁Begin ▁sought ▁security ▁guarante es ; ▁Sad at ▁sought ▁the ▁withdraw al ▁of ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁from ▁the ▁S ina i ▁Pen ins ula ▁and ▁home ▁rule ▁for ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁Gaz a , ▁Isra eli - occup ied ▁territ ories ▁that ▁were ▁largely ▁populated ▁by ▁Palest in ian ▁Arab s . ▁Israel ▁had ▁taken ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁Gaz a ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁Six - Day ▁War , ▁while ▁the ▁S ina i ▁had ▁been ▁occupied ▁by ▁Israel ▁since ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁Y om ▁K ipp ur ▁War . ▁ ▁Se ek ing ▁to ▁further ▁negoti ations , ▁Carter ▁invited ▁Begin ▁and ▁Sad at ▁to ▁the ▁president ial ▁retre at ▁of ▁Camp ▁David ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 8 . ▁Because ▁direct ▁negoti ations ▁between ▁Sad at ▁and ▁Begin ▁proved ▁un product ive , ▁Carter ▁began ▁meeting ▁with ▁the ▁two ▁leaders ▁individually . ▁While ▁Begin ▁was ▁willing ▁to ▁withdraw ▁from ▁the ▁S ina i ▁Pen ins ula , ▁he ▁refused ▁to ▁agree ▁to