Anwar Sadat Speech

Anwar Sadat’s Speech to the Israeli Knesset (1977) and Paul Keating’s Redfern Address (1992) both stress the universal theme of peace, and are therefore able to maintain their textual integrity over time. Sadat was the president of Egypt from 1970-81, and his speech is delivered to the Israeli parliament. The nations had been constantly at war with each other since the founding of a modern Israeli state. However, in this hostile environment, Sadat was able to measurely deliver an address that looks passed their differences and hates, by stressing on the need for peace and the commonality of all humanity. Similarly, Keating, who served as Prime Minister of Australia from 1991 to 96, emphasised the need for peace. Like Sadat, Keating delivered his speech in a somewhat hostile environment, in front of a large crowd of indigenous Australians in the Sydney suburb of Redfern. However, he was able to reach out to the crowd in an attempt of reconciliation, and then lays out a future for which indigenous people are peacefully accepted in society.

Anwar Sadat’s speech to a hostile Israeli parliament stressed the key themes of peace, by looking past their differences and drawing upon their similarities. During the opening of the speech, Sadat declares “We all, Muslims, Christians and Jews, worship God and no one but God.” As Sadat is in front of a hostile audience, he must establish his credibility by using ethos. Sadat uses a
Both Anwar Sadat and Paul Keating continually hammer home themes of peace and unity, to a somewhat hostile audience. In doing so, they are able to relate and include their audience and inspire immediate change. However, as they greatly emphasise on unity, the speeches maintain their textual integrity and are able to be appreciated over time as the messages conveyed are forever