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 Egypt's Armed Forces DayArmed Forces Day in Egypt is an important national holiday marking the surprise attack on Israel that began the October War of 1973 (also known as the Yom Kippur War). The war ended with a cease-fire secured by the US and was declared a victory by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, enabling him to seek an honorable peace with Israel. The holiday is celebrated with grand parades, speeches by government officials, and fireworks. It was while reviewing a military parade on this day in 1981 that Anwar Sadat was assassinated by opponents of peace with Israel. More...
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Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin shared the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1978. Blesséd are the peacemakers.
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Not a fan or war or fireworks. Sorry to spoil the party!
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NeuroticHellFem wrote:Mohamed Anwar al-Sadat and Menachem Begin shared the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1978. Blesséd are the peacemakers. The Peace Prize should not be given to warmongers.
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No, not a party for me.
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if you put Israel in the middle of Texas there will still won't be peace in the middle east
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And when will all of the hatred and wars end in the mid-east???>???
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I'm confused. What are they celebrating? Listed are the Six Day War, the Surprise Attack On Israel ( would it not be strange if Japan were to celebrate the Surprise attack on Pearl Harbor), the cease fire secured by the U.S., the agreement to receive the Sinai again, the assassination of Sadat. Perhaps they should just call it Egypt History Day.
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Oh, the irony...you get a Nobel prize for stopping a war you started and then get whacked while celebrating your belligerence.
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