He stayed there until 1970, when Black September happened, he criticised the Ba'ath leadership of doing too little to help the Palestine Liberation Organisation during the conflict.
Ia menetap disana sampai 1970, saat September Hitam terjadi, ia mengkritik sikap Ba'ath yang terlalu sedikit membantu Organisasi Pembebasan Palestina saat konflik tersebut.