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emphasis on equality and freedom—its emancipation from
slavery—spelled a death blow to the Arab social order whenever
it gained a foothold among the impoverished masses. This the
Arab privileged classes feared most of all. I recalled what
Yusef, the Egyptian student, had told me: "Education means
social revolution. They don't want us to think ... to ask
questions."
I thought Israel was in an admirable position to help the
Arab States