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Gamal Abdel Nasser on War

1918–1970 Egypt

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Now with our concentrations in Sinai, the chances of war are fifty-fifty. But if we close the Strait, war will be a one hundred percent certainty.

We knew that by closing the Gulf of Aqaba it might mean war with Israel. [If war comes] it will be total and the objective will be to destroy Israel.

We have to go along a road covered with blood. We have no other alternative. For us it is a matter of life or death, a matter of living or existing. We have to be ready to face the challenges that await us.

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Gamal Abdel Nasser (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.