By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 31 October 2025
The Nazis Who Fled to South America: Where, Who, and Why?
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Tag Archives: Arabs
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By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 7 February 2025
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Arab Statements of Exterminationist Intent Before the 1967 War
By Kyle Orton (@KyleWOrton) on 19 June 2024
Israel pre-emptively struck against the Arab armies massing on her borders on 5 June 1967 and routed them by 10 June. The intention of the Arab States in 1967 had been plainly expressed over nearly twenty years. After the pan-Arab invasion had failed to destroy the Jewish State in 1948, Arab leaders—speaking directly and through their State-run media—made clear that they intended to wage another war that would succeed in eliminating Israel. As the Arab armies moved into position in May 1967, the Arab governments openly proclaimed that this was that long-awaited war.
Below is a far-from-exhaustive compilation of Arab statements in the lead-up to the Six-Day War:
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