In deze 'bevrijdingsoorlog' werd niet veel bevrijd: aan het einde ervan was Israel op beide fronten dieper Arabisch land binnengedrongen en stond op 20 mijl van Damascus. Syrië heeft na 35 jaar nog steeds de Golan hoogvlakte niet terug, een gebied dat tot 1923 bij het Britse Mandaatgebied voor Palestina hoorde.
Dergelijke vieringen van de Arabische 'overwinning' van 1973 vinden jaarlijks plaats in zowel Syrië als Egypte, en doen sterk denken aan de geschiedvervalsing in de vroegere Sovjet-Unie, om niet te zeggen aan George Orwell.
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Syria celebrates the 35th anniversary of October Liberation War
Syria celebrates the 35th anniversary of October Liberation War
Monday, October 06, 2008 - 03:35 PM
www. sana.sy/eng/21/2008/10/06/195313.htm
www. sana.sy/eng/21/2008/10/06/195313.htm
DAMASCUS, (SANA -Syrian news agency)-Syria on Monday celebrated the 35th anniversary of October Liberation War which broke out on the 6th of October, 1973 by the Syrian and Egyptian armies against the Israeli occupation forces in Golan and Sina'a to liberate the occupied Arab lands.
On this occasion, the Syrian army with its different land, air and maritime units participated in the celebrations of the glorious anniversary by holding mass ceremonies and delivering speeches that commemorate the heroic struggle of our soldiers.
The Army top officers talked about the just and comprehensive peace that Syria aspires in the region according to the UN relevant resolutions, the peace that restores the land and rights to their real owners.
This war was in fact a turning-point in the Arab-Israeli conflict which consolidated the principle of linking peace and stability in the region to the end of Israeli occupation of the Arab lands. The liberation war proved the Arab's capability of taking the initiative and defending themselves.
Today, after 35 years of the war, Syria is still a basic and main factor in outlining the region's future and finding solutions to the Middle East problems. This was proved by the latest developments and events in the region where Syria has been able to break the US attempts to isolate Syria and cancel its pivotal role.
Syria is still committed to achieve the just and comprehensive peace that guarantees restoration of the occupied Syrian Golan and the occupied Palestinian territories including Jerusalem into the line of June 4th, 1967.
The Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan to that line and realization of peace are two strategic options and national priorities for Syria. and in order to consolidate security and stability in the region, Syria has entered into indirect peace talks with Israel under Turkish mediation in a bid to reach the aspired peace.
On this occasion, the Syrian army with its different land, air and maritime units participated in the celebrations of the glorious anniversary by holding mass ceremonies and delivering speeches that commemorate the heroic struggle of our soldiers.
The Army top officers talked about the just and comprehensive peace that Syria aspires in the region according to the UN relevant resolutions, the peace that restores the land and rights to their real owners.
This war was in fact a turning-point in the Arab-Israeli conflict which consolidated the principle of linking peace and stability in the region to the end of Israeli occupation of the Arab lands. The liberation war proved the Arab's capability of taking the initiative and defending themselves.
Today, after 35 years of the war, Syria is still a basic and main factor in outlining the region's future and finding solutions to the Middle East problems. This was proved by the latest developments and events in the region where Syria has been able to break the US attempts to isolate Syria and cancel its pivotal role.
Syria is still committed to achieve the just and comprehensive peace that guarantees restoration of the occupied Syrian Golan and the occupied Palestinian territories including Jerusalem into the line of June 4th, 1967.
The Israeli withdrawal from the occupied Golan to that line and realization of peace are two strategic options and national priorities for Syria. and in order to consolidate security and stability in the region, Syria has entered into indirect peace talks with Israel under Turkish mediation in a bid to reach the aspired peace.
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