Word: arabism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...described as a demonstrative war, waged more for political and diplomatic effect than for any hope of military gain. To Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser, this arrangement carries the advantage of showing him in action against Israel-a necessity if he is to remain leader of the Arab world. It also boosts morale at home, appeases his restive army and captures some of the glamour hitherto accorded solely to the Palestinian guerrillas. Most important of all, the shelling continually reminds the diplomats of the U.S., Russia, Britain and France of the urgency that attends the task of agreeing...
...Murder in the open (and most murders are not secret) is suicide. Assassins are murders too--something we often forger. Sirhan Sirhan merely acted, merely killed Robert Kennedy, probably to kill himself in the most powerful way he could. But the reasons Sirhan killed Kennedy (that he was an Arab and Kennedy liked the Israelis) are reasons we ascribe to Sirhan. We have to have explanations; that is why we cannot admit that Oswald did it. We have to have an explanation for the 300 people seizing the building. By demanding an explanation, we give them the enormous power...
Hussein is aptly cast as the Arab spokesman to the West. By being forced to yield Arab Jerusalem and the West Bank, his nation lost proportionately more than other Arab nations in the war; accordingly, he stands to gain more by a settlement. He also needs that settlement most. The popularity he enjoyed two years ago is ebbing to such a degree that he reportedly has threatened abdication. In recent months, a host of unsavory rumors have sprung up about the King's financial dealings and his personal life. True or not, most Jordanians believe them. Undermined by such...
Pressure on the Four. The fedayeen attack on Elath had several objectives. Not the least of the targets was Hussein himself; it was a demonstration to him and the rest of the Arab world that the fedayeen can call their shots whenever they please. The upsurge of violence was undoubtedly aimed for effect on the Big Four as well. The combination of commando intransigence with the Hussein-Nasser six-point plan for peace could not help increasing pressure on the Big Four to seek an easing of Israeli demands...
...Arab commandos: "It is true that the fedayeen have said they will not accept the November 22nd resolution as a settlement. But I believe the overwhelming majority of my people will accept this resolution. In fact, the overwhelming majority in all Arab countries will accept it. The commandos exist because there is injustice to the Arab people. Eliminate the injustice and you will eliminate the need for the commandos...