Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Brief as it was, the Middle East war took a heavy toll in Arab lives (22,000) and Arab real estate (30,000 sq. mi.). But the impact of those losses was small compared with the crippling economic aftermath of defeat. Last week, from one end of the Arab world to the other, government radios wove into their continuing threats and recriminations warnings of the "sacrifices" and "hard times" that lie ahead as the Arabs pick up the pieces...
Blood Money. Thus far, Russia and its Eastern European allies have been too busy supplying arms to pay much attention to Egypt's other urgent needs. In an effort to head off total economic collapse, Nasser has had to hit his Arab "friends" for "contributions," which in most cases amount to little more than blood money. He got $28 million from neighboring Libya, which has been fighting a long, losing battle with Egyptian terrorists. He picked up another $28 million from Kuwait, and $20 million more from "private individuals"-half of that amount, a $10 million interest-free "loan...
...other Arab nations were in any position to help Nasser-or themselves. As a result of the Middle East oil embargo (see WORLD BUSINESS), Iraq's gold reserves are expected to dip perilously low. In Syria, which lost the vital revenues from two oil pipelines, the capital city of Damascus began rationing food last week. Lebanon's $85 million-a-year tourist industry, meantime, has all but dried up. Hardest hit is Jordan: it lost not only the tourist-rich Old City of Jerusalem but, at least for the time being, the agricultural lands on the west bank...
Across the demolished barriers and through the Mandelbaum Gate streamed thousands of Arabs and Jews. Old enemies were unexpectedly anxious to fraternize; long-divided friends were reunited. Flowing Arab kaffiyehs appeared in kosher cafes, and Hebrew was heard in the ancient bookstores near the Damascus Gate. Cars bearing Jordanian and Israeli license plates honked happily in monumental traffic jams. Israeli and Jordanian police, working side by side, had all they could do to keep the surging throngs of pedestrians safely on the sidewalks, and their job was made no easier by emotional Arabs who insisted on embracing each other...
Over the Bridge. Unfortunately, such postwar amity was chiefly confined to Jerusalem. Long streams of Arab refugees who felt anything but brotherhood for the Jews were still scrambling over the wreckage of the Allenby Bridge into what remained of Jordan. Nearly 200,000 Arabs have fled from the west bank of the Jordan since its capture by Israel four weeks ago, and the flow shows no signs of stopping...