Quotation from Menachem Begin “We must be honest with ourselves. We decided to attack him” — Aug. 21 1982

Former terrorist, Prime Minister of Israel at the time of this statement on the Israeli Six Day War.

Author : Thematic :
" In June 1967, we again had a choice. The Egyptian army concentrations in the Sinai did not prove Nasser was really about to attack us. We must be honest with ourselves. We decided to attack him. "

Begin, Menachem, The New York Times, Aug. 21, 1982.

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