Bottom lines

"While we in Egypt have been in strategic peace with Israel for 30 years, we haven't evolved like Japan... we have reached the bottom of the industrial world." -- Ibrahim Eissa, Al-Dostour

"Neither Nasser nor Sadat commented on the causes of the defeat. It was simply attributed to some individuals who hadn't done their job properly..." -- Mohamed El-Sayed Said, Al-Ahram

"Since we all know what happens to Asian maids working in the Gulf region, we pity our young women who will face the same problems without any protection." -- Lotfi Nassef, Al-Gomhuriya

"The [Lebanese] media is demonising the Palestinian refugees and launching hate campaigns against them." -- Al-Quds Al-Arabi

"Forty years after the naksa (setback) and 60 years after the naqba (calamity) and the loss of Palestine, the Arab states are still banking on the US and good Zionist intentions." -- Abdullah Al-Seweigi, Al-Khaleej

"At a time when denying the Holocaust is regarded as a crime, denying the Palestinian naqba is part of the official Israeli story line." -- Ibrahim Darwish, Al-Quds Al-Arabi

Caption: The 5 June 1967 War. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

C a p t i o n 2: The 5 June 1967 War. By Habib Haddad in the pan-Arab daily Al-Hayat

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