1. Anwar Sadat: International peace hero
... which connects the Mediterranean Sea with the Indian Ocean. In a coordinated effort, England, France, and the new State of Israel launched an attack on Egypt hoping to reestablish control over the Canal and its profits. The 1956 war ended only after the United States pressured its allies to ... suffered greatly during and after the Six Day War with Israel. Nasser had gotten some military intelligence that told him Israel was about to attack Syria. Thinking this was his shining moment, he moved the Egyptian army into the Sinai desert and ordered the Israeli port city Eilat be ... of the ...
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