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The Egyptian Arab Israeli Conflict

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Introduction: In just 25 years, 5 wars were started with 11492 Israeli and 55300 Arabs deaths costing the countries not only millions of dollars but also the loss of life and peace. The Arab-Israeli conflict began in 1948 when Israel declared itself an independent nation after the 2nd world war. Even as Egypt and the Middle East fought off colonialism and foreign enemies they still managed to keep a constant stream of war between themselves. The dictionary definition of a hero is, a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities and/or one who shows great courage. Showing courage and noble qualities can be taken to mean many things, the most perfect definition I believe is a person who stands up for what they believe and puts the …show more content…

the Suez Canal but France, England and Israel attack and occupy the area
This battle is left unresolved because there is no treaty and France, England and Israel withdraw because of international pressures (America)
Egypt 's ability to resist outside pressures made them a hero in the Arab world and of nonaligned countries
The battle of 1956 made Egypt the leading “nonaligned” country and Nassar gave voice to the desires of undeveloped & post colonial societies
Trying to modernize
The six-day war of 1967 was an Israeli attack on Egypt, Jordan and Syria
Israel gains much Arab territory
There was no treaty at the end of this war only a cease-fire
Israel was extremely successful in these wars in large part due to the fact that America was supplying most of their weapons and money
As Anwar al-Sadat said, “America is Israel’s Lifeblood.”
Through all these wars the Arabs never lost hope that they would win and banded together in unity against Israel; this idea is called Pan Arabism
Pan Arabism is, “The nationalist notion of cultural unity among Arab countries”
The origins of this idea are from the 19th and 20th centuries increased literacy in the Middle East that lead to a renaissance among Arab Nations
This renaissance also lead to independence from the Ottoman Empire (1918) and the British Colonists
Another event that spurred this idea to its climax was the foundation of the Arab League in 1945
The peak time of Pan Arabism happened under Nassar in Egypt
He was the charismatic

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