Liberman to Arab leaders: Follow Sadat's example

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) on Saturday urged Arab leaders to follow in the footsteps of the late Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who visited Israel 40 years ago, and work to achieve peace agreements with Israel.

Sadat became the first Arab leader to hold an official visit to Israel, when he met with then-Prime Minister Menachem Begin on November 19, 1977. He also spoke before the Knesset about his views on how to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement. Two years later, in 1979, Israel and Egypt formally signed a peace treaty.