... stay in Israel he stated, "Today, through my visit to you, I ask why don't we stretch out our hands with faith and sincerity so that together we might destroy this barrier?" ("Anwar"). He was determined to conceal the disputes between Egypt and Israel. Despite strong opposition from most of the Arab world, this visit initiated a series of diplomatic efforts. His pilgrimage ... ...

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... who claimed to be the Mahdi. They usually appeared as reformers antagonistic to established authority. The differences in the view of the Mahdi between the different sects are the central barrier between a united Shiite division of Islam versus the scattered sects, two of which are the Druze and the Ismailis. The Druze religious community of followers is located in Syria, Lebanon ... ...

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