The impacts and ramifications of the Camp David Accords played a significant role in the ongoing issues concerning peace process between the Arab and Israelis to 1996; where conservative Prime Minister Netanyahu was questioned for slowing down the peace process. Due to the Camp David Accords not resolving the Palestinian question; throughout most of this period until the 1990's the Israeli government maintained an uncompromising policy as it had from 1948. There was limited to no progress in resolving the refugee problem and prolonging the military presence in the Occupied Territories (OPT). Thus, the accords merely resulted in continuing conflict between the Palestinian/Arab community and Israeli community. The Camp David Accords were a signed agreement between Egyptian president Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin that came into effect on the 17 September 1978, following thirteen days of secret negotiations. The Two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States President Jimmy Carter. The second of these frameworks, A Framework for the Conclusion of a Peace Treaty between Egypt and Israel, led directly to the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, and resulted in Sadat and Begin sharing the 1978 Nobel Peace Prize. Little progress was achieved on the first framework however, A Framework for Peace in the Middle East, which dealt with the Palestinian territories. These accords were mainly due to Sadat's ˜Egypt first policy', which came to the conclusion that without US support the Arabs would not get their land back, however resulting in strained relations with the Soviet Union, Syria and the PLO for his pro-US policies. President Carter also placed a lot of pressure on Israel to sign and according to Bicherton, "Begin agreed only after Carter threatened to cut off all aid and then promised to increase it. " Thus, both countries were not interested in solving the Palestinian problem and it remained an issue that was postponed indefinitely.
