Word: israelities
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...Nasser is the hero of his nation, and our sympathies are on his side. We sent sharp letters to Britain, France and Israel -well, Israel, that was just for form, because, as you know, Israel carries no weight in the world, and if it plays any role, it was just to start a fight. If Israel hadn't felt the support of Britain, France and others, the Arabs would have been able to box her ears and she would have remained at peace. I think the British and French will be wise enough to withdraw their forces, and then...
...third party has still to be brought around: Israel's David Ben-Gurion, who wants political rewards for surrendering his military gains. Ben-Gurion, from past experience, has a low opinion of Hammarskjold's famed diplomatic technique. In the Israeli view, Hammarskjold thinks that situations can be solved merely by formulating them...
Lebanon (pop. 1,425,000). Smallest Arab country, officially half Christian and half Moslem, the cultural and commercial center of the Arab Levant. Pro-U.S., and less hostile to Israel than any other neighboring state, Lebanon alone among the Arabs has so far refused to break diplomatic relations with Britain or France...
...ally, he has fought with British over control of neighboring oil sheikdoms. Saud fears that recently Nasser has gone too far, thinks his nationalizing the canal has endangered the King's oil profits. Violently anti-Israeli, Saud is obviously disturbed by Egypt's poor military performance against Israel, also dislikes Nasser's playing with the Russians...
...Israel (pop. 1,748,000). Dependent on U.S. private and public funds for one-third of its government expenditures. At the moment France is its closest ally, linked by equal dislike of the Arabs. Israel has most stable and most democratic government in the area, a victory-flushed army probably capable of defeating all Arab nations together. Last week, having withdrawn their ambassador, the Russians sent Israel a stiff note questioning its "existence" as a state. Without formal allies, Israel now finds it necessary to stand as close...