"We consider the issue of Palestine our cause and the first Arab cause, and Palestine is more valuable to us than oil. Oil can be used as a weapon in battle if necessary. The Palestinian people must return to their homeland, even if it costs us all our lives."
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Part of a declaration by King Faisal about his country's willingness to use oil as a weapon against Israel, broadcasted on Saudi Arabia's national radio on 28 March 1965.
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Faisal of Saudi Arabia
Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud (14 April 1906 – 25 March 1975) was a Saudi Arabian statesman and diplomat who was King of Saudi Arabia from 2 November 1964 until his assassination in 1975, during which time he ushered in a new era in the country's industrialization, agriculture, and other fields. Pan-Islamism, anti-communism, and pro-Palestinian nationalism were his key foreign policy themes. Prior to his ascension, he served as Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia from 9 November 1953 to 2 November 1964,
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