President Sadat of Egypt visits Israel

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In 1977, Anwar Sadat became the first Egyptian president to visit Israel and address the Israeli parliament, or Knesset.At the time, Egypt was still formally at war with Israel - a country which no Arab nation then recognised.Sadat's visit led to a formal peace treaty betweem the two countries.Louise Hidalgo talks to the Egyptian cameraman, Mohamed Gohar - a favourite of Sadat's.PHOTO: Sadat addressing the Knesset (AFP/Getty Images)