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Complete 6 pages APA formatted article: Egyptian Islamic Jihad. Islamic extremists have always considered Israel as a country that should never have existed in the first place (Mark, 2002). Israel is a Jewish state, which was carved out of Palestine, with the help of the Americans and other European powers despite the fact that Palestinians owned more than 90% of the land before the partition. To make the matters worse, Israel had been involved in a territorial fight with Egypt and therefore it was and is still perceived as an enemy of the Muslim world especially Arab nations. Various Islamic terrorist groups, including al-Qaida, have included it in their manifestos as one of the countries that must be punished for its past and present injustices against Palestine and Palestinians (Flank, 2010). It is therefore not a wonder to find that the al-Jihadists in Egypt felt betrayed by President Sadat’s tour to Israel in 1977. The tour was meant to initiate peace talks between the two countries but it is believed that Sadat was trying to impress the western countries, especially the US so that they can assist his government with funds to aid in strengthening the already ailing economy. Subsequently, the two countries, Israel and Egypt, came to an agreement to restore peace through the signing of Captain David accords in 1978 (Flank, 2010). Consequently, al-jihad got fed up with him, especially after he ordered the arrest and prosecution of Islamist extremists, and decided to adopt a plan by one of the members, Khalid al-Islambouli, to assassinate him. Although Farraj opposed the idea at first, he later gave in thereby leading to Saddat’s death on October 6, 1981.