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Israel and the U.S. actively worked — often together — to undermine the unification of Arab countries into one political or cultural entity that would thrive.
Israel viewed Pan-Arabism as a direct existential danger, especially as Nasser called for Arab solidarity against Zionism.
Israel benefited from a divided Arab world. The more Arab states fought each other ideologically, the less coordinated they were against Israel.
To oppose him The U.S. propped up conservative, monarchist, and anti-Nasserist regimes, such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Morocco.
In countries like Iraq and Syria, where Pan-Arabist ideas had taken hold (via the Ba'ath Party), internal conflicts and coups often followed
CIA involvement in the 1953 Iran coup (Mossadegh) set a precedent for intervening to suppress anti-Western movements.