In his biography of Sadat, Raphael Israeli argued that Sadat felt the root of the problem was the great shame over the Six-Day War, and before any reforms could be introduced, he believed that that shame had to be overcome.
I sin biografi om Sadat hævdede Raphael Israeli, at Sadat følte, at problemets rod var den store skam over Seksdageskrigen, og inden nogen reformer kunne gennemføres, følte han at skammen måtte overvindes.