January 9, 1953 King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia
King Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia: “ISRAEL TO THE ARAB WORLD IS LIKE A CANCER TO THE HUMAN BODY AND THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO UPROOT IS JUST LIKE A CANCER.” Sources: 36, p. 369.
Arabs Say No to Jewish Homeland
March 25, 1953 Arab Refugees
From the pen of an Egyptian officer, which appeared in the Egyptian military journal “At-Tahrir”: “I spent three days in that uncomfortable country (e.g. Gaza) where I came to recognize as such all the lies that we read in the newspapers about refugee, disease, cold, hunger, misery and injustice… Hunger, misery and distress are NOT […]
April 10, 1953 Israel Offers Peace
Israel’s Foreign Minister told the National Press Club in Washington “… the conclusion of a negotiated peace settlement between our neighbors and ourselves is not merely a matter of self-interest but a world necessity. No system of international peace can be secure if it leaves an important region prey to internal discord, enmity and fear […]
April 14, 1953 Murder
Terrorists tried for the first time to infiltrate Israel by sea, but were unsuccessful. One of the boats was intercepted and the other boat escaped. Source: 42
June 9, 1953 Terror near Lod
Murder Terrorists attacked a farming community near Lod, and killed one of the residents. The terrorists threw hand grenades and sprayed gunfire in all directions. On the same night, another group of terrorists attacked a house in the town of Hadera. This occurred a day after Israel and Jordan signed an agreement, with UN mediation, […]
Sept 2, 1953 Terrorists infiltrated from Jordan
Terrorists infiltrated from Jordan, and reached the neighborhood of Katamon, in the heart of Jerusalem. They threw hand grenades in all directions. Miraculously, no one was hurt.
September 28, 1953 Israel Offers Peace
Israel Offers Peace Israel’s representative told the United Nations General Assembly: “My Government continues to uphold the vision of the Middle East at peace with itself, uniting the efforts of its two kindred peoples to heal the wounds of aggressive violence and reawaken the rich potentialities of the region for political, economic and cultural progress.”
November 12, 1953 Israel Offers Peace
Israel Offers Peace Israel’s representative told the U.N. Security Council: “My Government is convinced that in no way other than by a peace negotiation can the security situation in our region become substantially better than it is … the Arab governments refuse to live in peace with Israel; and they also refuse to let Israel […]
December 11, 1953 Israel Offers Peace
Israel’s Foreign Minister told a press conference in Jerusalem: “All I can say is that the conclusion of permanent peace depends upon them (the Arab states) alone – on our part we are always ready for it.”
1954 ‘This Is Zionism’ – Nasser
Sometimes it is explained that the British goal was to prevent the Arabs becoming leaders of the world and that they were afraid of economic injury resulting from the loss of colonies and markets. For instance, in the final chapter of the pamphlet This Is Zionism (beginning of 1954, the first in the Ikhtarna Lak […]