Sadat and Begin won the prize this year for their efforts
To come to a peaceful resolution between Israel and Egypt.
Israel militantly claimed lands along the Sinai, which hurt
Arabs’ ownership rights and Palestinian lands and ports.
Begin had a history as a fighter for the ‘Great Israel’ state,
Which engendered in Arabs and Palestinians anger and hate.
Sadat grew in influence in Egypt to become its President,
And had watched their loss of the Sinai, Egypt’s soul rent.
He and Begin had, both, expelled Brits from their lands,
And both actively sought peace – with the U.S. President at hand:
Carter elevated their efforts while Sadat went to Israel with his staff,
And the Sinai area was given back to the Egyptians, at last.
Begin went on to permit Palestinians to be massacred in Lebanon,
And Sadat was gunned down by a fundamentalist follower of Islam.
June Edvenson 