We did not want to direct our efforts to any side battles, and all our efforts are directed towards the Zionist enemy

"We did not want to direct our efforts to any side battles, and all our efforts are directed towards the Zionist enemy." - Martyr Abu Iyad, July 1971, speaking about the Jordanian regime's arrest of fedayeen. At that time, Fatah condemned the hostility of Arab regimes to the revolution and their arrest of militants. It prided itself on its rebellion against Arab intelligence services.