georgephillip
Diamond Member
"The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, Suez War, or Second Arab-Israeli War[13][14]... was a diplomatic and military confrontation in late 1956 between Egypt on one side, and Britain, France and Israel on the other, with the United States, the Soviet Union, and the United Nations playing major roles in forcing Britain, France and Israel to withdraw.[15]"
"Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel, and then began to bomb Cairo. Despite the denials of the Israeli, British, and French governments, allegations began to emerge that the invasion of Egypt had been planned beforehand by the three powers.[18]
"Anglo-French forces withdrew before the end of the year, but Israeli forces remained until March 1957, prolonging the crisis. In April, the canal was fully reopened to shipping, but other repercussions followed."
How did the French reward their loyal Jewish Spartans?
Here's one possibility offered by a veteran of Israel's War of Independence:
"The French were struggling with the Algerian war for independence and believed that their real enemy was the Egyptian leader, Gamal Abd-al-Nasser. They got Israel to spearhead an attack to topple him. It was a complete failure.
"In my opinion, the war was a political disaster for Israel.
"It dug the abyss separating our new state from the Arab world.
"But the French showed their gratitude they rewarded Peres with the atomic reactor in Dimona."
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"Less than a day after Israel invaded Egypt, Britain and France issued a joint ultimatum to Egypt and Israel, and then began to bomb Cairo. Despite the denials of the Israeli, British, and French governments, allegations began to emerge that the invasion of Egypt had been planned beforehand by the three powers.[18]
"Anglo-French forces withdrew before the end of the year, but Israeli forces remained until March 1957, prolonging the crisis. In April, the canal was fully reopened to shipping, but other repercussions followed."
How did the French reward their loyal Jewish Spartans?
Here's one possibility offered by a veteran of Israel's War of Independence:
"The French were struggling with the Algerian war for independence and believed that their real enemy was the Egyptian leader, Gamal Abd-al-Nasser. They got Israel to spearhead an attack to topple him. It was a complete failure.
"In my opinion, the war was a political disaster for Israel.
"It dug the abyss separating our new state from the Arab world.
"But the French showed their gratitude they rewarded Peres with the atomic reactor in Dimona."
When the Gods Laugh » CounterPunch: Tells the Facts, Names the Names