Word: nasserism
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that Nasser has been defeated by a "blintzkrieg...
...unfair," said a U.A.R. spokesman. "They have 2,300,000 Jews on their side. And we have none." He denied, however, that Egypt had asked the Russians for their 2,500,000 Jews. Soon after the war's start, Nasser made a brief guest appearance on the popular Cairo TV show, Where's My Line? Reports from the second day of fighting indicated that the Egyptians had destroyed four Jeeps, a kosher mobile kitchen and 14 air-conditioned Cadillacs. The Israelis claimed 400 MIGs and 24 flying carpets. Ralph Nader launched a campaign to provide Arab tanks with...
Back to the '30s. As historic seafarers-and unabashed supporters of the Israelis-the British were most impatient to put the plan into operation, even without multilateral backing. One high official, resorting to undiplomatic language, urged "ramming a ship up Nasser's channel." In the upper house of Parliament, Lord Avon-the former Anthony Eden, who resigned as Britain's Foreign Minister in protest against Neville Chamberlain's policy of appeasement and in 1956 joined France and Israel in the Suez invasion-even raised the specter of Munich. "I do not feel myself back ten years...
...free access to the Gulf of Aqaba, was still intent on lining up a few other nations before threatening to test the blockade. Should diplomacy or threats fail to solve the impasse, Lyndon Johnson is bound to become the target of heavy fire unless he actually does challenge Nasser. Nor would such criticism be unjustified, since failure to act would amount to a dismal retreat from a clear-cut commitment...
Small Sliver. From Arab diplomats in both Cairo and Beirut last week came hints that the crisis might be negotiated. Nasser, who has won a political victory by leading the Arabs to the brink of war, does not want to gamble his winnings by actually leading them to war. He is reportedly ready to bargain with Israel for the lifting of his blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba. His price: "acceptable" Israeli compensation to the 1.3 million Palestine refugees, plus a token "border adjustment" that would return a small sliver of Israeli desert to Arab sovereignty. The border adjustment...