During Carter’s presidency, the PLO was a powerful force. Carter began to work with Yitzhak Rabin, but he lost the election to Menachem Begin, who was not interested in a permanent peace agreement with the Arabs.
Begin was known as a "fighting Jew," and had the reputation of being devoted to his goals. Carter convinced Begin to meet with other Arab leaders, but these meeting were not successful.
The PLO attacked an Israeli bus, and Israel invaded Lebanon in retaliation.
Carter invited Begin and Sadat, the Egyptian leader, to a summit at Camp David. Begin and Sadat could not work together, so Carter worked with them individually on the Camp David Accords.
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