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I have to disagree with this. Read up on Hourani or Khouri if you are interested in Arab nationalism. They are my two favorite authors on the subject.
Why do I disagree with this? Because it completely ignores the Liberalism/Secularism of the Arab governments for the first half of the Century.
Secondly, very few Arab governments come out and decry against Israel anymore. It is the many clerics that on their own cry for Fatwuas and Jihads, in Germany the clergy did nothing, it was the government that did it. In this way Islam has more in common with America than Germany (my whacko clergy, some proclaiming if you follow them a snakebite wont affect you, some saying Islam is devil worship). Drawing parallels works in this way, you can pick the best against the worst to prove your point.
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