May 24, 1966 Hafiz Asad, Defence Minister of Syria

Syria/ Liberation of Palestine

“We say: We shall never call for, nor accept peace.  We shall only accept war and the restoration of the usurped land.  We resolved to drench this land with our blood, to oust you, aggressors, and throw you into the sea for good.

“We must meet as soon as possible and fight a single liberation war on the level of the whole area against Israel.”

Source: 40, p. 14.