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They are at time.com/newsletters and are separate from a paid subscription. ## Video: Egyptians on the Egypt/Israel Peace Treaty [Watch (HLS stream): Egyptians on the Egypt/Israel Peace Treaty](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/LRO7tlyx.m3u8) (6:08)  _Published 2009-03-26. The Sinai peninsula was returned to Egypt in the peace treaty with Israel, signed 30 years ago. Residents of Sinai call it a cold peace_ --- Jul 27, 2023 1:07 PM UTC --- ## More From This Series [All Videos](https://time.com/video/) [Egypt Says Military Killed ISIS Leader in Sinai Peninsula](/video/9ERN3ZIm/) ### Egypt Says Military Killed ISIS Leader in Sinai Peninsula [Israel and Palestine Let Peace Deadline Pass](/video/H3F2r80R/) ### Israel and Palestine Let Peace Deadline Pass [Israelis on the Egypt/Israel Peace Treaty](/video/VVBJzVfE/) ### Israelis on the Egypt/Israel Peace Treaty --- ## Transcript >> 30 years ago, Egypt was the first Arab nation to make peace with Israel. The peace ended years of bloody conflict, and it returned the Sinai Peninsula, with its beautiful beaches and desert landscapes, to Egyptian hands. Tourism in south Sinai developed, and veterans-- the Sinai natives who lived here under Israeli occupation-- suddenly had new opportunities. [ unk ] runs a tourist camp near Nuweiba. -[ Foreign Language ] We believe in peace, in our religion, our customs, our traditions, and our nature, our ways. Peace is the solution for all people. And war is irrational. There is no wisdom to it. Peace is proof of wisdom. [ Foreign Language ] >> For most Egyptians, my feeling is that there was great relief that there would be no more war. >> Egyptian journalist [ unk ], and other intellectuals in the capital city of Cairo, remembered the origins of the peace treaty, and have followed its evolution over 30 years. >> I wasn't all for it really, not for any other reason than it didn't seem to address the entire issue that is a separate peace. And that the separate peace would not spill over to a general peace for the entire area. At the time, it was suggested that the Palestinians would be addressed in due course, which did not happen really, until much, much later. And even then it hasn't really happened. >> Everyone was happy with the peace treaty. Everyone was freely hoping for a big change, and was hoping for justice that's-- this had been changed in the last 10 years-- nine years. And this made a complete, big step backwards. >> Sharif al Hamrawi is one of the Egyptian pioneers in Sinai. He discovered the Sinai after the Israeli withdrawal, and eventually opened this seaside tourist camp. Guests here enjoy the distinctive beauty of Sinai. And early on, both Israelis and Egyptians sat together here, and learned from one another. >> As the situation here was also presenting situation-- also in Palestine and Israel, so there were discussions, there were negotiations, and the same was also here. People used to come to talk together to negotiate-- to negotiate, and also to exchange ideas that they misunderstood about each other. >> But then came the second intifada or Palestinian uprising. Many Egyptians were appalled at what they perceived as the violent overreaction by Israeli forces against their Arab brethren. Sharif said he had to ban Israeli tourists from his camp to keep it peaceful for others. And the misunderstandings between the two countries continue. A few years ago, an Egyptian government poll suggested more than 90 percent of Egyptians considered Israel to be a hostile nation. Only two percent considered Israel a friend of Egypt. >> There is this kind of census of that Israel is an enemy, that there's a lot of anger and disappointment in the Israeli policy and so on. But if you ask them another question which is, " Are you willing to go to war with Israel ?" or " Are you-- would you support an annulment of the peace treaty, if this-- if this-- if such an annulment would lead to a resumption of hostilities ?" I think you would get again a 92 percent of the people saying no. They are-- they are not willing to risk going again to war with Israel. -[ Foreign Language ] I consider the Israeli governments that existed in the one in place as an enemy. As for the people, they are not my enemy. >> I think that it is-- What are Israel's intentions? It's made peace with biggest Arab neighbor, therefore it is logical to assume it'll make peace with everyone else. What has it has not done so, what does it want? What does it really want? And is it that it wants to expand the borders of Israel into other Arab lands? This is the fundamental suspicion. That is an inaccurate suspicion. We go no, I mean, I-- probably not. But, still, it is a perception that they intend to expand further at our expense. -[ Foreign Language ] Israel is thinking of the greater Israel. That's what I suspect. You don't want peace? Then you want war. It's black or white, and so why doesn't he want peace? Because he has further ambitions. Further ambitions scare me, and I must be prepared. [ Foreign Language ] >> And Sherif hopes for better days, like when his beach camp was a mini- Camp David, and people could chat and learn from each other, enjoying the Sinai as a peaceful haven between two warring nations. >> Hopefully, as soon as possible, Sinai could be a nice, peaceful, relaxing place for everyone. Palestinians- once they can move free like anyone else in the world-- and Israelis, and anyone else in the world. -[ Foreign Language ] Peace is life for all people, for the whole world. This region is a region of prophets, the holy region, a good region. A region where all the prophets were. 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