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The Palace of the Republic (Palast der Republik) in Berlin

Eastern Europe

East Germany

Egyptian Pyramids

Northern Africa

Egypt

Photograph of the Port of Jaffa in Israel.

Middle East

Israel

Photograph of Gamal Abdel Nasser

Nasser, Gamal Abdel

1918- 1970

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Eastern Europe

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Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

Todor Zhivkov Collection

The Six-Day War (1967)

Leonid Brezhnev, 1974.

Brezhnev, Leonid Il'ich

1906- 1982

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Bulgaria. Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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Andrei Gromyko at the UN, 1981

Gromyko, Andrei Andreevich

1909- 1989

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Assad, Hafez

1930- 2000

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Bashev, Ivan

1916- 1971

Nikita Khrushchev Collection

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February 10, 1966	Ministry of Foreign Affairs Information Department, 'Some Aspects of Israel's Foreign Policy and the GDR's Position Toward Israel" A detailed analysis of Israel's founding and the history of East German foreign policy toward Israel and the Arab states. Vehemently attacking Israel, and emphasizing the close relations between West Germany and Israel, was considered essential to capture the interest of Arab audiences, steering them towards closer relations with the GDR.
October 1969	Letter, Walter Ulbricht to the General Secretary of the CPSU, Comrade Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev Ulbricht expresses his consent for the measures proposed by the Soviet leadership. He underlines the demand for an Israeli withdrawal and points out that otherwise it would be necessary to lead a war of attrition against the Israeli occupation forces. The participation of volunteers from the socialist countries would be necessary, but would require further consideration.
April 22, 1980	Minutes of Conversation between Todor Zhivkov and Yasser Arafat, Damascus The two leaders discuss the situation in the Middle East, and the role of the superpowers - the US and the Soviet Union.
January 4, 1968	Report by the Bulgarian Foreign Minister on the Ministerial Meeting in Warsaw on the Situation in the Middle East, 19-21 December 1967 Ivan Bashev presents a report on the CPSU-organized meeting in Warsaw, where Eastern European government officials exchanged views on the situation in the Middle East. Among the discussed topics were the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Yemeni Civil War, and recent developments in Iraq.