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title: Monopolizing the Water Hole
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/monopolizing-the-water-hole-1956/
description: A camel labelled 'Nasser's Egypt' drinks from a pool labelled 'Suez' in front of palm trees and pyramids, drooling as it drinks.
section: Collection
---

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**Content note:** 1956 US newspaper cartoon depicting Egypt's government as a drooling camel at the Suez Canal, in the period's caricature style, shown as published. This object is shown as it was published. [Why](https://propagandaarchive.org/about/#as-it-was)

[![Monopolizing the Water Hole, 1956 US cartoon: A camel labelled 'Nasser's Egypt' drinks from a pool labelled 'Suez' in front](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/monopolizing-the-water-hole-1956.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/monopolizing-the-water-hole-1956.jpg)

# Monopolizing the Water Hole

A camel labelled 'Nasser's Egypt' drinks from a pool labelled 'Suez' in front of palm trees and pyramids, drooling as it drinks. The cartoon argues that Egypt is keeping the Suez Canal for itself; the camel caricature and the title carry the argument.

## Propaganda techniques used in this cartoon

[Scapegoating](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/scapegoating/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
NASSER'S EGYPT
SUEZ
JIM BERRYMAN
WASHINGTON STAR
```

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