The Khartoum Resolution, issued after the 1967 Arab League Summit in Khartoum (Sudan), following the Six-Day War between Israel and its Arab neighbors.
What the Khartoum Resolution said
Adopted on 1 September 1967, it became famous for the "Three No's":
- No peace with Israel
- No recognition of Israel
- No negotiations with Israel
Other key points in the resolution
- Called for the continued struggle to regain Arab lands lost in the Six-Day War (Sinai, Gaza, West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights).
- Stressed the importance of Palestinian rights and the role of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO).
- Agreed that oil-rich Arab states would provide financial aid to Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, who had just lost territory in the war.
✅ In summary:
The Khartoum meeting (1967) set the Arab world’s collective stance after Israel’s victory: total rejection of peace, recognition, or negotiations. This hardened the conflict for years, though some Arab states later broke from it (e.g., Egypt with the 1979 peace treaty).
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time line
1967 – Khartoum Resolution
- After the Six-Day War, Arab leaders met in Khartoum (Sudan).
- Adopted the “Three No’s”: no peace, no recognition, no negotiations with Israel.
- This created a deadlock in Arab–Israeli relations for the next decade.
1973 – Yom Kippur War
- Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel to regain lost lands (Sinai & Golan).
- The war ended in a stalemate but opened the door to diplomacy, especially between Egypt and Israel.
1978 – Camp David Accords
- Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat broke from the “Three No’s” by negotiating directly with Israel.
- With U.S. President Jimmy Carter as mediator, Sadat and Israeli PM Menachem Begin signed the accords.
- Led to the 1979 Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty (first recognition of Israel by an Arab state).
1993 – Oslo Accords
- Shift away from Khartoum’s rejectionism:
- Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) recognized each other.
- Agreed on limited Palestinian self-rule in Gaza and parts of the West Bank.
1994 – Jordan–Israel Peace Treaty
- Jordan became the second Arab country to formally recognize Israel, ending its adherence to the Khartoum stance.
2002 – Arab Peace Initiative
- Arab League (led by Saudi Arabia) reversed the 1967 position:
- Offered normalization with Israel if it withdrew to 1967 borders and recognized a Palestinian state.
✅ Summary:
The Khartoum Resolution froze diplomacy after 1967, but over time, some Arab states gradually abandoned its hardline stance — first Egypt (1979), then Jordan (1994), and more recently, countries like the UAE, Bahrain, and Morocco under the 2020 Abraham Accords.