6-9: Crises And Conflicts

This is episode 6-9: Crises and Conflicts.

Before we get into the episode, let’s do a brief recap of where we are so far.

After World War II, Iraq, Transjordan, Syria, and Lebanon finally get their independence
King Farouk of Egypt succumbs to British pressure and fires his Prime Minister, losing the respect of the Egyptian people
A coalition of six Arab nations are defeated in the 1948 war with Israel
This leads to hundreds of thousands of Palestinian refugees