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Suez Crisis(1956) International crisis that arose when Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal after Western countries withdrew promised financial aid to build the Aswan High Dam. The French and British, who had controlling interests in the company that owned the canal, sent troops to occupy the canal zone. Their ally Israel seized the Sinai Peninsula. International opposition quickly forced the French and British out, and Israel withdrew in 1957. The incident led to the resignation of Britain's prime minister, Anthony Eden, and was widely perceived as heralding the end of Britain as a major international power. Nasser's prestige, by contrast, soared within the developing world. See also Arab-Israeli Wars. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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As a past conscript and army reservist in the Israeli army I could argue confidently that it was Israel who invaded Egypt in the 1956 Sinai War, and in 1967 when it launched a pre-emptive strike on the Egyptian air force leading to the Six-Day War that resulted in the occupation of the West Bank, Gaza Strip and the Golan Heights. Paul Dinhas, 63, of Beverly Hills, born in Palestine and a veteran of the Sinai War of 1956, said he prefers peace. |
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