Mostafa Khalil President Anwar Sadat on his historic first visit to Jerusalem, Israel, in November 1977 to meet with the Prime Minister of Israel Menachem Begin. Khalil was the secretary general of the Arab Socialist Union at the time. The visit by Sadat and Khalil paved the way for negotiations by United States President Jimmy Carter, which ultimately led to the Camp David Accords. Former United Nations Secretary General Boutros Boutros-Ghali, who served as the deputy prime minister for foreign affairs, and also travelled with Khalil and Sadat to Israel in 1977, has talked about the important role which Khalil played in
Peace One Day Arena announced a new Peace One Day initiative "Global Truce 2012", Razorlight and Eliza Doolittle headlined. On 21 June 2012 a Peace One Day concert at Derry, in the spirit of the Olympic Truce marked the start of the London 2012 Festival and was also a three-month countdown to "Global Truce 2012", some of the musicians that performed were Pixie Lott, Newton Faulkner and Imelda May. The "Peace One Day Celebration" annual concert on Peace Day 21 September 2012, the day of "Global Truce" was held at Wembley Arena in London, with musicians Elton John, James Morrison and 2Cellos, introductions