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Even so, these gods still became deities in the eyes of the Jews, and under their guidance, Judaism was quickly transformed beyond recognition. Jews who did not accept the new scriptures were immediately labeled as heretics and subjected to various forms of persecution.

"It's over, Israel is finished!"

At this time, even the most optimistic Zionists were filled with pessimism. They had come to see that God had come to destroy the Jews, and that causing confusion among the Jews at this time would be tantamount to taking their lives.

But what can they do even if they see it? They can't do anything about these gods. Are they going to use nuclear weapons to bomb them?

Frankly speaking, as things have developed to this point, the beliefs of many high-ranking Jews have also wavered. The appearance of so many gods with supernatural powers clearly means that God wants to destroy the Jews. They believe that the Jews are guilty and deserve to die. Even if they hold high positions, they are destined to die, and they are clearly powerless to do anything but desperately try to escape.

Some clever Jews chose to abandon their homes and businesses and disappear into the world. The world is so big, if they simply run away, they have a high probability of surviving. As long as they no longer identify themselves as Jews or follow Judaism, it is acceptable to let these Jews, who have lost their destructive power, live to die.

But many more Jews chose to resist stubbornly, while others chose to cling to God, be good children, and see if they could become new beneficiaries in the next round of chaos.

Well, this is just being too clever for their own good. Jews either accept integration into the new world and completely abandon their past extreme ideologies—the new world certainly won't persecute those Jews who have completely abandoned their Jewish characteristics—or if they still want to form their own faction and cause trouble, then they shouldn't blame the state for its iron fist being too painful.

The three leaders of the socialist camp are all from centralized states with extremely strong control over the grassroots. If they dare to make even the slightest disturbance, the police will immediately come knocking on their door.

As for Israel, it is now defunct; while they are fighting amongst themselves, the Arab coalition outside is also sharpening its knives.

Britain and France had completely lost control of their former colonies, and Nasser's path to Egyptian independence went exceptionally smoothly. However, this also brought another problem: internal factional struggles and infighting. Other Arab countries also had similar situations. They were not modern states to begin with, but rather agricultural countries with some flour production capacity.

Be content. Some countries are in a worse situation. Before independence, they were slaves, and after independence, they were still slaves. Their agricultural technology was still in the slash-and-burn stage. It's hard to imagine what the ancestors of these countries were doing when the whole world was changing.

Perhaps they tried to improve, but failed. But what's done is done. Reality won't give you a second chance. In the future, you will have to move forward with heavy shackles.

World Twelve, July 22, 1960: The first Middle East war breaks out in this world timeline.

Section 47: Excellent Matching Mechanism in the Middle East Region

Egypt is a leader in the Arab world because the country successfully resisted Western colonialists, a highly compelling achievement in an Arab world that generally kowtows to Western colonial powers.

From our perspective, it's just about firing at Western colonizers. We dared to do that even before we established our country. Egypt only managed to achieve national independence and regain sovereignty over the Suez Canal by taking advantage of the historical opportunity presented by the US and the Soviet Union's dismantling of British and French colonies. Its self-reliance was largely due to the help of historical trends.

However, we can't set an example by demanding that other countries be as brave as we are. Xinhua is unique in the world; have you ever seen any other country with a history spanning 5000 years?

Nasser has done a great job, painting a beautiful picture of a Greater Middle East for the people of Egypt and the wider Arab world within the limits of his power.

From our perspective, Nasser is a terrible player who loves to play around, always losing and with absolutely no hope of victory. What's so admirable about following a leader like him?

But you should know that Sadat was able to launch the territorial recapture operation against Israel (the Fourth Middle East War) because of the accumulation of experience during the Nasser era.

We can now conclude that a leader does not necessarily have to be invincible, but he must have a firm belief and, while he is alive, carry the banner of his belief at the forefront, guiding the entire country and its people in the right direction.

Nasser did it. He gave the Egyptian people a great dream and truly changed their lives with this faith.

Whether it's an individual or a nation, everything needs a breath of air to sustain it—that breath is backbone. Whether a nation is a nation with backbone depends on whether its leaders can stand tall in the face of power. As long as they can persevere to the end, then that nation will be defined differently in the eyes of other powers.

Another example is Burkina Faso (translated as "Land of Upright Men" in Chinese). This country has no international influence, but the people living there have a spirit of striving for self-improvement and wanting to change their destiny. This spirit was instilled in them by their first leader, Sankara. The iron-willed leader will eventually pass away, but the iron will will be passed on.

Some might ask whether it was irrational for impoverished and weak Egypt to insist on reclaiming its homeland under such circumstances?

Honey, some things can't be measured by pure reason.

Egypt losing the Sinai Peninsula is like us losing Northeast China during the War of Resistance against Japan. If you were in my shoes, could you say you'd give up Northeast China?

This is one of the reasons why Nasser insisted on Egypt continuously launching attacks against Israel, even under attack and bombing. It was their land, their dignity; if they didn't take it back themselves, they would never get it back.

If, after the September 918 Incident, Chiang Kai-shek had disregarded internal and external pressures and devoted himself to sending guerrillas to Northeast China, even at the cost of Japanese bombing raids, what do you think his reputation would be now?

Nasser has provided the most powerful explanation with his life.

This is why he was able to become the leader of the Arab world, and he truly deserves the title of Lion.

Of course, individual ability is another matter.

Israel is currently beset by internal and external troubles. Players have inflicted two layers of debuffs on it. It's even now that Israel can no longer muster an effective defense force. If the Arab states were to form a coalition again, coordinating their efforts, even with only half the fighting strength they possessed in the First Arab-Israeli War, it would be enough to completely defeat Israel and erase it from the Middle East map.

This is no exaggeration. If the Arab countries form a coalition this time, there will be no outside interference, and it will truly be a decisive battle between them and Israel.

Yes, this is a war that is destined to be won... right?

"Not fully assembled yet?"

Lexington said helplessly, "Yes, Admiral, the Arab countries are arguing endlessly about forming a new coalition, mainly over leadership."

"Holy crap, they haven't even taken Jerusalem yet, and they're already discussing ownership. This is even more outrageous than during the first Middle East war."

Qin Shan was truly speechless. He knew that Jerusalem held special significance for Arab countries, but at least they should have taken it over first before discussing this issue.

Israel is not a country that has been destroyed yet. Although it is divided, it still has fighting power. It can be considered a quasi-industrial nation built up by Jewish capital.

Most Arab countries are agricultural nations, with some possessing only a fragmented industrial system. Given that the communist bloc has no intention of fully intervening in the Middle East, why don't you first establish your coalition? This is a golden opportunity for you to deal with Israel. Instead, at this crucial juncture, you're arguing over internal leadership issues.

Fine? Leadership is non-negotiable, but the question is, besides regional powers like Egypt, Iran, and Iraq, what qualifications do other Middle Eastern countries have to claim leadership of the Arab world?

Forget about Saudi Arabia; it has always been a tribal chieftaincy. Some countries may appear modern on the surface, but in reality, only a small portion of their territory is truly modernized.

Unfortunately, Saudi Arabia is completely oblivious to this issue.

They truly believed they were capable of managing a massive coalition and were more qualified to be leaders of the Arab world.

What can I say? You bigwigs, before you think like that, can't you at least win a war against a foreign power? You know, in the 21st century, you couldn't even defeat the Houthi rebels. But they didn't. And it makes sense; leadership of the Arab world is such a tempting prize, of course many people would fight for it. Saudi Arabia is just like everyone else, wanting to seize that power, and judging by its size, it certainly has the qualifications.

But that's about all it is. If it were to confront a true regional power in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia's weak state organization would easily collapse.

Qin Shan waved his hand and said, "Alright, you bunch of losers, tell me about the situation in Israel."

"Israel remains mired in factional infighting, and even with the Arab coalition's massive military buildup, it will be difficult for them to stop this civil war."

"Forget it, let's leave it at that. We've already given them the opportunity, and they didn't seize it, so they can't blame anyone else."

Frankly speaking, players have weakened Israel so much that any Arab country could easily achieve a complete victory over it now.

However, Israel's past intimidation tactics were so terrifying that they left a severe psychological scar on Arab countries. As a result, without forming a united front, they simply dare not provoke Israel alone.

But there is one armed force that, even knowing Israel's strength, will still resolutely charge forward.

That's right, this armed force is Fatah. To be precise, it's Fatah that hasn't yet appeased Israel.

Do you remember? The full name of this organization is the Palestinian National Liberation Movement. Now they are fighters who will fight to the death against the invaders who have occupied their homeland.

Ironically, Hamas was once a charitable organization. Even more ironically, Israel's inhumane actions have successfully elevated a group of rebel leaders to world heroes.

That's some amazing wisdom from years of wandering. You tell me, isn't it amazing? It's even frightening. (US: The suffering my father brought me, who can understand?)

In the history of the local world, this organization was founded in Kuwait in 1959.

The history of parallel world #12 has changed too much, so the organization was secretly established in Kuwait in 1957 and received full aid from the entire Middle East. However, due to the limited foreign trade volume of oil in the Middle East, the major industrial powers either do not need it (due to synthetic oil technology) or cannot afford it (due to civil war). Therefore, compared with the support given to Fatah in the same period in history, the current funds can only be considered a friendly price.

However, the biggest change was that British and French intervention in the Suez Canal became very weak. The American Civil War and the Soviet Union's increasing pressure made it impossible for Britain and France to invest too much power in the canal. The direct result was that Egypt achieved a victory over the Western colonizers, but still lost some actual control of the Sinai Peninsula under Israeli attacks.

Please note that this refers to actual control of a portion of the Sinai Peninsula. Egypt still controls parts of the eastern coast of the Sinai Peninsula, which means that Israel's geopolitical situation is not as favorable as it has been in the history of the world.

Although they built a defensive line, it was not built along the Suez Canal. The enemy could directly attack their line on land.

Therefore, Israel has deployed a large number of troops here, including armored forces.

But when a country is in complete chaos, even the army cannot avoid confusion, let alone the many miracles that God performed in the Israelite army.

Which God do you support?

This became the core issue of the division within the Israeli army.

Even so, the Israeli army has made serious preparations to defend the homeland it has seized. The Israeli troops stationed on the Sinai Peninsula have entered a state of combat readiness after discovering the movements of the Egyptian army on the other side. Whether Egypt can break through this defense line has become the key to whether they can retake the Sinai Peninsula.

The most critical issue at this point became the internal reform of the Egyptian army.

It would be hard for ordinary people to imagine the division between officers and soldiers in an army, which could even extend to the use of weapons. In the Egyptian army, it is fine for officers to master the practical skills of advanced weapons, but they do not teach soldiers how to use these weapons. Instead, they require soldiers to operate these weapons under their orders. The reason is that if soldiers master these skills too quickly, the officers will be eliminated, and the officers' mastery of these skills is also a manifestation of their authority.

It has a kind of beauty associated with the monopoly of knowledge by ancient aristocratic families.

The quality of such an army is quite worrying. To put it bluntly, this is not the ideology that a modern army should have. Let alone comparing them with us, they are not even as good as the worst gray-beast troops in imperialist countries.

This problem is just one of the less noticeable issues among the critical problems facing the Egyptian army, because there are many more serious problems. The revolution throughout Egypt has been incomplete, and land reform has been superficial. This means that Egypt is not qualified to engage with real modern forces; they have not even defeated the feudal evils within their own country.

Looking at Egypt's subsequent development history, the vast majority of the country's national infrastructure projects were completed during Nasser's era. After that, it was all patchwork and patchwork, completely returning to the matching mechanism of the African region. The glory and dreams of Nasser's era seem to be just a fleeting dream of this ancient land.

As for the reform of the Egyptian army, it was developed in the more than ten years of conflict and confrontation after they were severely beaten. However, every cloud has a silver lining, and Egypt also took this opportunity to consolidate its nationalist beliefs.

But now, everything is progressing too smoothly, causing many of Egypt's problems to not surface. This gives Egypt a strange sense of confidence in the face of a fragmented Israel.

The Western instructors employed by Egypt were also secretly shaking their heads at Egypt's current performance. They were paid to do their jobs, but looking at the actual performance of the Egyptian army, they were worried that such a country's army would ruin their reputation.

For them, this is both the best and the worst of times. Their original homeland would no longer allow their existence, and returning home would certainly result in imprisonment. However, due to the decline of the Western world's power, their former economic and military colonies are in turmoil, which gives mercenaries endless opportunities and orders. Their courage and rewards are directly proportional.

The problem is that you can't face the armies of the three great powers. Xinhua is invincible on land, and the Soviet Union is also a tough nut to crack. The People's Revolutionary Union... Oh God, that's the worst. Facing their armies, you don't even deserve to see a living person. You can only see a lot of cold weapons—cold machines.

Trading over twenty years of one's life and combat skills for something that supposedly takes only a few minutes to produce on the production line is an unacceptable loss. Don't even think about guerrilla warfare; the number of these things deployed may be several times or even ten times the local population. They can lie dormant in some dark corner for a long time, ready to kill you the moment you show up.

Therefore, in the countries and regions that the People's Revolutionary Alliance officially announced it would protect, the local armed forces were wiped out overnight. Those who could escape all fled, and those who couldn't escape were killed. The survivors were all smart people who knew what to do if they encountered a similar situation again.

If Egypt is in such a dire state, the situation in other Arab countries is even more tragic.

Under these circumstances, the Third Middle East War began, a war between two opposing sides.

The excellent matching mechanism for the Middle East region is now in operation!

Section 48: The Red Faction's Integrated Vision, A New World

There's a saying: "Even if you're given a chance, you won't be able to use it."

This is the case with Arab countries in the Middle East.

On this land of sand and oil, their state structure is fragmented, their ideology is fragmented, their organizational forms are fragmented, and their religious beliefs are fragmented.

In short, their national cohesion is not even as strong as that of Jiangsu province.

Dongdong's problem is quite simple: it's a mismatch between productive forces and relations of production. You can't expect a tribal state to instantly transition to a modern society. This is evident from the fact that their country still has a powerful royal family.

The biggest problem, however, is that the princes of Arab countries are simply unwilling to share much with the lower and middle classes. If you're not even willing to give your people real money, why would they risk their lives for you?

This is why revolutions subsequently broke out in Middle Eastern countries. Although those who came to power were all military dictators, they were at least somewhat more progressive than the royal families.

A rather darkly ironic reality is that these people are generally pro-American, and even more ironically, they ultimately die because of America's Arab Spring.

Ironically, the US has no way to deal with Iran, the strongest power among them, which makes the situation even more darkly ironic.

One side is shattered by fighting, while the other is in disarray after being pieced together. This is the new Middle East war, a sight too painful to watch.

"Some people's poor performance should indeed be attributed to their own shortcomings."

Qin Shan was speechless. Israel had actually held on under these circumstances. Although their positions were fragmented and their resistance was scattered, they had indeed withstood the first wave of the Arab coalition's offensive.

However, it's obvious to everyone that they can only resist for one round at most, because the core of Israel, the left-wing Jews, are constantly moving away from the country.

The reason these people left Israel was very simple: they recognized the suffering of their own people and hoped to relieve the suffering of their fellow countrymen.

At the same time, they are also the least Jewish group.

Surprisingly, the most capable fighters among Jews don't believe in Judaism at all, and the more progressive a Jew is, the less he considers himself a Jew.

However, the actions of the Israeli leadership and the historical truths that have been exposed during this period have made them have no good feelings towards this newly born homeland.

Now, because of religious reasons, the newly established motherland has entered a countdown state. They themselves are confused, wondering, "What the hell am I helping?"

Moreover, the new world order welcomes them. As long as they completely abandon their Jewish faith and integrate into the local community as ordinary people, they can obtain peace they have never experienced before.

This is absolutely guaranteed; there will never be a Gestapo officer suddenly barging into their homes and demanding that they dedicate everything, including their bodies, to the factory assembly line.

However, some Jews who cannot let go should simply follow their God and burn out amidst the turmoil of the times.

In this conflict, Arab countries have their own interests and Israel has its own survival needs, but they have not considered how the local Palestinians will survive in this war.

"This is a humanitarian disaster. The United Nations should intervene and prevent such a humanitarian disaster from happening."

The representative of the People's Revolutionary Alliance solemnly stated at the United Nations General Assembly that this proposal immediately received full support from the Soviet Union and Xinhua.

As for the United States, it has now lost even its veto power, and the new UN headquarters is located in Suzhou.

Suzhou now really has an airport.

The people of Suzhou were overjoyed.

Yes, its name is Suzhou Meiyou Airport. You can tell from the name that it was sponsored by Qinshan.

The Suzhou locals, whose stories were being used as a meme, expressed their "righteous indignation," stating that they now have far more airports than Shanghai, which has essentially turned into a mining industry, and that this was slander! A blatant slander!

That's strange. Why didn't Shanghai compete for the right to host the United Nations headquarters? That doesn't make sense.

Under normal circumstances, Shanghai would definitely try to win over the government, and might even use his status as an elector to threaten the central government. However, the situation in World Twelve is special. Don't forget the cultural struggle that happened before. Taking advantage of that opportunity, the entire Shanghai was purged from top to bottom, which greatly expanded the ranks of those planting trees and mining in the Northwest. Those who are going up now are good comrades who care about the country and truly serve the people. Even if they are not, the eyes of the players who are secretly observing will make them seem so.

Therefore, Shanghai did not contest the move, nor did it dare to speak up during this sensitive period. For the central government, this was also a very good opportunity for local power-sharing. By using Suzhou to restrain and engage in economic competition with Shanghai, no single economic region in the Jiangnan region could become too large, thus creating a healthy economic competition environment.

Even officials in these economically developed regions are parachuted in from surrounding provinces. For example, the bureaucratic system in Nanjing is now composed of people from Hefei, the system in Hefei is composed of people from Shandong, the system in Shandong is composed of people from Guangzhou, and so on. This has fully separated people from their place of origin, leaving no opportunity for the development of local decentralization.