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times. In the aftermath of defeat in the 1967 war against Israel, Egypt's soldiers became the object of ridicule. The jokes got so out of hand that Gamal Abdel Nasser finally called on Egyptians to stop poking fun at the army. But Egyptians' political jokes do not come without a price: Through the years, hundreds
a pro-Russian government was toppled and Ukraine was slipping from his grasp. After the Olympics ended, he acted swiftly, sending his forces into Crimea. It was a blunder. In taking over Crimea, Putin has lost Ukraine. Since 1991, Russia has influenced Ukraine through pro-Russian politicians who we
Egypt since its founding in 1907. Early on, the revolutionary Saad Zaghloul was appointed an honorary president of the club, a post later filled by Gamal Abdel Nasser in 1956, who became president of Egypt that year. In contrast, Zamalek, which was founded in 1911 and known as the "mixed club" because it included
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archy had been toppled in a coup organized by a group of army officers led by a stridently pan- Arabist — and anti-Israeli — lieutenant colonel named Gamal Abdel Nasser. Egypt began providing not just tacit support for the fedayeen in Gaza, but arming and training them and helping organize cross-border attacks. Then,
it. It was on the train ride into Crimean exile with Itzila and Meir in the early days of the First World War. The train took five days to reach the Crimea and sometimes halted for hours at a time. Every evening, a man at the far end of their carriage would take out his violin and play the second movemen
archy had been toppled in a coup organized by a group of army officers led by a stridently pan- Arabist — and anti-Israeli — lieutenant colonel named Gamal Abdel Nasser. Egypt began providing not just tacit support for the fedayeen in Gaza, but arming and training them and helping organize cross-border attacks. Then,
it. It was on the train ride into Crimean exile with Itzila and Meir in the early days of the First World War. The train took five days to reach the Crimea and sometimes halted for hours at a time. Every evening, a man at the far end of their carriage would take out his violin and play the second movemen
Entities connected to both Gamal Abdel Nasser and Crimea

Barack Obama
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George W. Bush
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Vladimir Putin
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United States
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Bashar al-Assad
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Marc Rich
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Bill Clinton
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Cairo
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Lebanon
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Benjamin Netanyahu
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Middle East
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Jerusalem
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Hosni Mubarak
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John Kerry
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Tehran
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Saddam Hussein
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Yemen
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Samantha Power
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