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The war's abject failure discredited pan-Arabism, allowing Arafat to bring the Palestinian cause itself to centre stage.
ECONOMIST: Israel and the Palestinians
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The causes that propelled them in the glory days are either redundant (independence from colonial masters) or discredited (the pan-Arabism of Gamal Abdul Nasser or the Baathism of Syria and Iraq).
ECONOMIST: Not just coercion, sham democracy too
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The ideology of pan-Arabism trumpeted by the coup leader, Gamal Abdel Nasser, gave Egyptians a place of pride in the world, even if his boldness brought ruinous wars in Yemen and against Israel.
ECONOMIST: The long wait