The historical record shows that Arab war planners consistently depended on the West stepping in to restrain Israel. This was something that Nasser and the othe

The historical record shows that Arab war planners consistently depended on the West stepping in to restrain Israel. This was something that Nasser and the other Arab states in the 67 and 73 war explicitly talked about. This remains a core consideration of Arab actors in the region in their prosecutions of various hostilities against Israel.