{"id":21030,"date":"2025-04-28T14:00:05","date_gmt":"2025-04-28T11:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=21030"},"modified":"2025-04-28T17:53:49","modified_gmt":"2025-04-28T14:53:49","slug":"nasser-acknowledged-israels-strength-and-questioned-arab-militancy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/nasser-acknowledged-israels-strength-and-questioned-arab-militancy\/","title":{"rendered":"In Shock Recording, Nasser Acknowledged Israel\u2019s Strength and Questioned Arab Militancy"},"content":{"rendered":"

Egypt is in turmoil following the release of a rare recording of legendary President Gamal Abdel Nasser, published yesterday (Sunday) on the Nasser TV YouTube channel, sparking widespread media attention.
\nThe recording, dated August 1970 \u2014 only two months shy of Nasser\u2019s death \u2014 captures him acknowledging Israel\u2019s military superiority, criticizing Arab militancy, and expressing a willingness to reach an agreement.<\/p>\n

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Street named after Nasser in Cairo, archive | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“The Jews Are Better Than Us in Every Field”<\/strong>
\nIn a recorded conversation with then-Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Nasser is heard saying:
\n“The Jews surpass us in everything \u2014 on land and at sea, despite all that we have invested. If we want to achieve our goals, we must be realistic.”<\/p>\n

He added that calls for Arab states to continue a hopeless fight were irresponsible, rejecting the illusion that Palestine could be liberated by force: “How will you liberate Palestine when Israel is supported by American money and weapons?”<\/p>\n

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Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi, archive | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

“We Are Choosing a Defeatist Solution”<\/strong>
\nWhen Gaddafi proposed creating a joint Arab force to fight Israel, Nasser responded sharply:
\n“You are welcome to recruit forces. We will stay far away from the entire operation. Leave us out of it \u2014 we will choose a non-violent, defeatist solution. I can live with that.”<\/p>\n

He further clarified Egypt\u2019s position, stating that it was interested only in an agreement focusing on the withdrawal from Sinai, and not in a broader struggle for the Palestinians:
\n“We are not interested in secure borders or the Palestinian issue. We will only talk about Sinai.”<\/p>\n

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Nasser\u2019s image at Tahrir Square, archive | Photo: Shutterstock<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Criticism of Arab Allies<\/strong>
\nNasser did not hold back criticism of other Arab states, accusing them of leaving Egypt to bear the burden of war alone:
\n“You demand that we fight alone, and then if we lose, you say \u2014 we will fight you together with the Jews.”<\/p>\n

It is important to note that Gamal Abdel Nasser, who led Egypt since the Free Officers’ Revolution of 1952, was regarded as a symbol of uncompromising resistance against Israel.
\nThe revelation of his sober and concessionary remarks in the conversation with Gaddafi \u2014 less than two months before his death \u2014 paints a different picture: that of a leader who recognized the limits of power and sought to avoid another defeat.<\/p>\n

One of the recordings released:<\/strong><\/p>\n