{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"TFJ Season 5 Episode 17 The Leadup to the Sinai Campaign, Part Two","description":"After Israel\u2019s stunning and unpredictable victory (especially from the Arab perspective) in the War of Independence, there was a colossus of bruised pride in the Arab World. To answer the heretofore imponderable, \u201cHow could Israel have been victorious?\u201d a narrative emerged, \u201cWe did not lose because Israel was strong, but rather because our leaders were weak.\u201d The search began for strong military men who could restore Arab dignity, and the undisputed rising star was Colonel Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt. Nasser was a pan-Arabist who maintained that Arabs were born for greatness and should have had one of the most enduring empires, had they not been victims of colonialism. A Soviet shift in the 1950s pushed them from allies of Israel to adversaries. President Eisenhower, with the very strong support of his Secretary of State, John Foster Dulles, decided to be stronger aligned with the Arab side in the conflict.  Credits One For Israel \u201cDAVID DANCED\u201d&amp;nbsp; Snare Drum Solo Larry Salzman &quot;Legionnaire&quot; by Scott Buckley AP Archive April 23, 2003 Saddam Walk Around \u2028Yasuichi Kobayashi Radio Cairo Sound Effects for Free: Goal !!! Norwegian Baron: Russian Federation (1991-) Military March &quot;To Serve Russia&quot; Framesticker: The Benny Goodman Orchestra - Sing Sing Sing (With a Swing)&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp;Syria 1949 \u2013 How the CIA Rewired a Nation Historical Documentaries: Nasser: Power, Pan-Arabism And Legacy Of A Leader&amp;nbsp; The War for Control of the Suez Canal | History of Israel Explained | Unpacked  Learn more at TellerFromJerusalem.com  Don\u2019t forget to subscribe, like and share! Let all your friends know that that they too can have a new favorite podcast.   \u00a9 2025 Media Education Trust llc  &amp;nbsp; ","author_name":"Teller From Jerusalem","author_url":"http:\/\/hanochteller.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/39024545\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/39024545"}