ghts were equal to Jewish rights. Although they did not specify that a Jewish state had to be created on Palestinian territory, they did contend that the Jews had a right to their own state. As Palestine was selected as the territory on which the state of Israel was created, however, Jewish rights must predominate in Palestine. [11:77]
By the late-1960s, emotions against the state of Israel were running high in most Arab countries, but especially so in those Arab countries that bordered Israel. [9:59-70] United Arab Republic President Nasser was "fanning the flames" against Israel, and his success was such that by late-spring in 1967 he might have found it difficult to back down from his threats against Israel even if he want to adopt such a position. [16:252-266] In Jordan, where Palestinian refugees were concentrated at that time, anger against Israel among most of the country's population·Palestinian and Jordanian alike·were at an explosive stage. [1:44] Syria, for its part and acting as a Soviet "front man,"
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