Nasser
Suez 1956. Gained canal & humiliated GB/Fr
'Voice of Arabs' radio. Influence beyond Egypt. Arab hero
Opposition to Baghdad Pact.UAR United Arab Rep with Syria
PLO
PLO & Arafat as alternative focus of Arab Nationalism
PLO Charter. Palestine = indivisible part of Arab lands
PLO helped keep Palestinian Question alive
Creation of Israel
Loss of Arab (Palestinian) territory. Palestinian refugees
Continuing opposition to Israel = point of Arab unity
Israeli military victories & further territory lost
Influence of West
West's support for Israel, seen as a Western creation on Arab land
Baghdad Pact = further Western interference
West's support for Israel in Arab-Israeli conflicts
Nasser - growth of Arab Nationalism 1948-73