I need to give a presentation on the Suez Crisis for my class on the Arab Israeli conflict. Most sources that I can find focus on British and French actions and motives and only introduce Israel as a sidenote. Does anyone know where I can find information on Israel's role in the conflict?

Thanks.

http://www.historyguy.com/suez_war_1956.html

http://www.regiments.org/wars/20thcent/56suez.htm

http://i-cias.com/e.o/suezsinw.htm

Are you Skandinavian? check the second sinai war then! ships was targeted by booth sides and if leaved itīs theirs, no respect for people and property at all.

PS: don't forget to add that this was all an Israeli complot, France and GB where just sidekicks !


Don't try this at home lads
"The enemy dies relaxed," observed a Lockheed Martin manager.

night, actualy... no, it was more of a french/british move because of nasser invading the suez canal.

True, but the war itself was conducted largly by the Israeli's. When it was the french/british turn to land in Suez, they quickly bowed to international pressure and halted the offensive after sustaining about 50 casualties.

here are the casualties figures from ingenting's first link:

Egypt:

vs. French/British forces--
650 killed,
900 wounded,

185 taken prisoner

vs. Israeli forces--

1,000 killed,
4,000 wounded,

6,000 taken prisoner



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But let us not rail about justice as long as we have arms and the freedom to use them

@ Yoad

Actualy to be more exact, it was the U.S. who manipulated and black mailed the U.K. which in turn screwed the french over... the french could not do anything after that as they had no more "official" allies. Horray for the U.S. screwing thier allies over and helping nasser!

The US allso threaten'ed war against Israel if we did not immediately evacuate the Sini.

Things really were different back then.