That’s quite the apologists’ line in regards to Nasser, who not only fought against Israel in the 1948 Arab-Israel War, but also said “Our basic objective will be the destruction of Israel” prior to the Six Day War. As a promoter of Pan-Arabism (cf. Pan-Germanism), Arab Socialism and Arab Nationalism, Nasser’s philosophy came right from the National Socialist German Worker’s Party.
Sadat had a similar history to Nasser, so why did he feel he could make peace with Israel, as opposed to Nasser?