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Middle East 1963

Western civilization began in the valley of the Nile. A series of paintings depict men domesticating animals, farming, writing, and making laws. Footage of ancient ruins of past civilizations in the middle east as kingdoms and empires rose and fell. The United States has a deep interest in these countries of the Middle East that was made clear with the Eisenhower Doctrine of 1957. This Doctrine states any country could request economic assistance or aid from U.S. military forces if threaten by aggression from the forces of communism.

President Eisenhower appearing before Congress. U.S. intervention in Lebanon in 1958. Shows images oil drill tower, oil storage tanks, pipelines while explaining this region furnishes much of Europe's oil needs. Representative of the Arab block in the U.N. (United Nations). Street scenes of a middle east city. Most explosive issue is the State of Israel. Women of Israel Defense Forces (IDF), Israeli women soldiers. Israel became an independent state in 1948 and was immediately attacked by the Arab armies of Egypt, Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq. Israel has created a self sufficient nation within it's borders.

Shows crowded Arab refugee camps outside the borders of Israel where refugees live in tents and abject poverty. The people of these Arab countries all share the customs of daily life, the bond of the same language, and the religion of Islam. Five times a day the Muezzin calls the faithful to prayer from the minaret on top of the Mosque. Muslims kneel facing East toward Mecca the holy city in Saudi Arabia. Desert lands of the Middle East. Camel caravan crosses desert. Desert sand storms. Nomadic tribesmen at desert oasis. Arab sharecroppers use ancient methods to till or farm the land. Poverty in the Arab world.

Change coming to the Arab world, Arab woman in skirt and blouse, wearing western wear, walking on city street, another Arab woman in the traditional burqa (burka) and hijab or headscarf. Savage Arab street demonstration. Scenes of industrialization and farming methods in Arab countries. Aerial view of Egypt's Aswan Dam under construction. Chinese Communist officials departing plane in an Arab country. Chou En Lai and Nasser. Zhou En Lai and Nasser.

Aerial scenes of the Suez Canal. Egyptian President Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal in July 1956. Suez crisis 1956. Footage of the Suez War of 1956. Footage of the withdrawal of British troops from the Suez Canal Zone after the Suez Crisis. Egypt and Syria form United Arab Republic. Nasser signing unity pact with Syrian President Shukri al-Quwatli. Newspaper headline reads” Syria Quits United Arab Republic and Sets Up Independent Regime; Nasser Abandons Military Action”. Israel Defense Forces on patrol.

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