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Nasser's Rule to the Suez Canal Crisis Revolution of 1952Nasser's Rule to the Suez Canal CrisisEgypt's policies and their international contextThe aim of this essay is to establish to what extent the Egyptian leadership influenced the Arab-Israeli conflict in 1952-67. It discusses the foreign policy of the Egyptian State and its implications for the development of the conflict.The body of the essay is divided into two parts, which are grouped in chronological order. The part, portrays the person of Nasser, since he was a very significant figure in Arab politics. It also shows the political and social restraints imposed on the new leadership, and their projection onto the conflict. This chapter emphasises the external involvement into the decision made by the Egyptian elite. The second part pictures Nasser's struggle for power in the Middle East and Egyptian attitudes towards Jewish State. Moreover, it shows how these affected the relations between Israel and other countries of the region.
4 Calvocoressi, Peter, World Politics Since 1945, Longman, New York, 1991 page 3025. The Arabs and Israelis, Nelson, Melbourne, 19883. The struggle in the Fertile Crescent was bound to be won by Egypt due to the enormous popularity of her leader amongst the Arabs. As a summary, it is fair to say that the conflict in the Middle East, and wars in particular, were not long-term goals of the Egyptian leadership. "Nasser" is a particularly useful book, as it gives insight into the character of Nasser, which helps in evaluating reasons for his decisions. "(3)The revolution itself was an answer to increasing problems within the country but also to a persisting British occupation of Egypt. In the years 1952-1954, the Egyptian leadership had addressed the internal affairs, concentrating on economic and social issues. The King soon abdicated and went into exile in Italy, where he remained for the rest of his life. In the early years of his rule, new government proved to be fairly nationalistic, however with considerable socialistic gist. An outcome of the summit that proved to be far-reaching, was a full recognition of the PLO as the Palestinian government-in-exile with its headquarters in Egyptian controlled Gaza. 24 Riad, Mahmoud , The Struggle for Peace in the Middle East, Quartet Books, London, 1981 page 2025. Then in the race for regaining his position, he used the Palestinian cause, as the unifying one.
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