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Arab Politics, Palestinian Nationalism and the Six Day War : The Crystallization of Arab Strategy and Nasir's Descent to War, 1957-1967 by Moshe Shemesh is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Six Day War was the climax in the deterioration of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The downturn began in 1957 when Nasir began preaching the idea of Arab nationalism, while placing the Palestinian problem at its center. The decade between the Sinai War and Six Day War was marked by preparations on both sides for an all-out military confrontation which both viewed as inevitable. As the Arab states formulated their positions on the conflict's goals and the ways of attaining them, differences of opinion erupted between Egypt and Syria. Nasir wanted to decide the time and place for the war that would "liberate Filastin." He was determined to meet Israel on the battlefield only when he was certain that the outcome would mean a decisive Arab victory. He consciously and strategically led Egypt to war, carefully weighing the implications of each political/military step. This study, based almost exclusively on hitherto unavailable Arab primary sources, sets out the crystallization of Arab strategy to reveal conclusions substantively different from previous scholarly and political/military assessments. Issues dealt with include: the relevance of the Filastin problem as key to understanding th

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Author
Moshe Shemesh
Publisher
Sussex Academic Pr; Sussex Academic Press
Published
2008
Language
EN
ISBN
9781836241454
Category
nonfiction
Subjects
History, Political Science, Government & Politics

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