Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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King Hussein recognizes the reality of Israel's existence better than any of the other Arabs, and he knows that the failure of his fellow Arabs to recognize it can only mean continued strife for the entire Middle East. The Arabs are already beginning to squabble among themselves again, and some heads are bound to roll when the first shock of defeat wears off. "If the situation persists," warned Hussein last week, "there is a grave danger that war will occur again." That danger was illustrated dramatically by last week's Arab-Israeli clash at Suez, which quickly...
Having told their people for so long of the impossibility of accepting defeat, the Arab leaders will have to teach them to accept the inevitable postwar concessions if they hope to survive negotiations. And negotiations must come, no matter how long the Arabs drag their feet. King Hussein runs a very real danger to his own person and throne for his efforts, but in the long run he is bound to help the Arab cause by raising a voice of comparative reason and moderation at a time when Arabia needs it more than ever before...
While his brother Arab losers looked to Moscow for aid and affection, Hussein last month set out purposely for Washington and Western Europe, stressing his continued friendship with the West and asking for political, economic and military support to rebuild his land. "We have made many mistakes in the past," he said, "partly because we have failed to present our case properly." After speaking at the United Nations, Hussein visited Lyndon Johnson, Harold Wilson, Charles de Gaulle and Pope Paul VI, trying to convince the world that the Arabs' case is more reasonable than most Arabs make it sound...
Hussein also had another, more dangerous mission. During his trip, he talked often and long with the leaders or top diplomats of most Arab states, seeking to persuade them to accept a message that has up to now been pure heresy in Arabia: that the time has come for the Arabs to make their peace with Israel...
Starting Point. Hussein's reputation in Jordan and the Arab world is higher than ever before because he was the only Arab ruler to go to the front with his troops. Taking advantage of this, he is trying to get the Arab nations to hold a summit meeting later this month, hoping that he can convince them that they must accept Israel's right to existence as a starting point for negotiations. "We either come out better off now as the result of genuine efforts of all of us to face up to things, or we face some...