May 23, 1967 The Six-Day War Blockade In 1956, the United States gave Israel assurances that it recognized the Jewish State’s right of access to the Straits of Tiran. In 1957, at the UN, 17 maritime powers declared that Israel had a right to transit the Strait. Moreover, any blockade violated the Convention on the […]
Blockade President Nasser of Egypt: “Yesterday, the armed forces occupied Sharem el-Sheik. What is the significance of the occupation of Sharem el-Sheik by the armed forces? It means that we are giving tangible expression to our rights and our sovereignty over the Gulf of Aqaba… “And there can be no question that we will allow […]
“Israeli forces concentrating on the Syrian border have been put in a state of alert for war. General mobilization has also been proclaimed in the country…” Source: 21, p. 17.
May 25, 1967 The Six-Day War Radio Cairo: “The firm resolve of the Arab people is to wipe Israel off the map and to restore the Arab honour to Palestine.” Source: 40, p. 15.
May 26, 1967 The Six-Day War President Nasser of Egypt: “The Arab people wants to fight. We have been waiting for the right time when we will be completely ready. Recently we have felt that our strength has been sufficient and that if we make battle with Israel we shall be able, with the help […]
May 26, 1967 The Six-Day War Hasanein Heykal, Nasser’s mouthpiece, writing in Al Ahram: “I consider that there is no alternative to armed conflict between the United Arab Republic and the Israeli enemy. This is the first time that the Arab challenge to Israel attempts to change an existing fact in order to impose a […]
May 28, 1967 The Six-Day War Radio Cairo, an address by Marshal Gretchko of Russia at a farewell party in honour of the former Egyptian Minister of Defense Shams ed-Din Badran: “The USSR, her armed forces, her people and government will stand by the Arabs and will continue to encourage and support them. We are […]
May 29, 1967 The Six-Day War Gamal Abdul Nasser, Egypt’s President, in speech before the Egyptian National Assembly, May 29, 1967: “[I]f we were able to restore conditions to what they were before 1956 God will surely help and urge us to restore the situation to what it was before 1948.” “The issue is not […]
May 30, 1967 The Six-Day War Radio Cairo: “In the light of the blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba, two possibilities are open to Israel, each one of them soaked in blood: either she will die from strangulation of the Arab military and economic blockade, or she will die in the hail of bullets of […]
May 30, 1967 The Six-Day War President Nasser of Egypt: “The armies of Egypt, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon are poised on the borders of Israel in order to face the challenge, while standing behind us are the armies of Iraq, Algeria, Kuwait, Sudan and the whole Arab nation. “This act will astound the world. Today […]