بارجراف عن نصر اكتوبر

[مستر/ عصام الجاويش]

The October War represents not just a simple military victory by the Egyptian army. It means far more than that, marking the coming of age of the new military and political concept that effected a national transition away from the conditions that led to the defeat of 1967 and towards victory.
Three decades on celebrations of the October victory cannot be restricted to the recollection of good memories, or remembering the heroism of our armed forces. We must also recall how the impetus towards reconstruction that occurred after the defeat of 1967 -- the result of a rare occurrence in contemporary Arab history, the willingness to look at our failures -- was an indispensable preliminary step .

The October victory paved the way for different forms of Arab solidarity, for action that was not embedded within a sloganeering national unity. The victory underlined the necessity for a consistent strategic vision vis-à-vis Israel and the liberation of Arab land while at the same time respecting the cultural and political specificity of individual Arab states.
Three decades later, the significance we attach to celebrating the October victory resides in precisely this, that it was the result of a comprehensive revision of past mistakes. And this is where the true meaning of October resides. It is a celebration of the making of victory
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