France-Israel Relations - Ambassadors of Israel to France, Suez Crisis, Palestinian Fedayeen, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 377 (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 42. Chapters: Ambassadors of Israel to France, Suez Crisis, Palestinian fedayeen, United Nations General Assembly Resolution 377, Cherbourg Project, Franco-British Union, United Nations Emergency Force, Elie Barnavi, Negev Nuclear Research Center, Moorhouse Affair, Protocol of Sevres, Erskine Barton Childers, 9 Parachute Squadron RE, Operation Tarnegol, Eliyahu Ben-Elissar, Operation Musketeer, Nissim Zvili, Yehuda Lancry, List of Israeli ambassadors to France, United Nations Security Council Resolution 118, Avi Pazner, United Nations Security Council Resolution 119, Mordechai Gazit, Mitla Pass, Trade Union Committee for Popular Resistance, Operation Telescope. Excerpt: The Suez Crisis, also referred to as the Tripartite Aggression, (Arabic: French: Hebrew: Mivtza' Kadesh "Operation Kadesh," or Milxemet Sinai, "Sinai War") was an offensive war fought by France, the United Kingdom, and Israel against Egypt beginning on October 29, 1956. 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. In a short time, and despite Israeli and British denials, considerable evidence showed that the two attacks were planned in collusion, with France as the instigator, Britain as a belated partner, and Israel as the willing trigger. 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 continued. The attack followed the President of Egypt Gamal Abdel Nasser's decision of 26 July 1956 to nationalize the Suez Canal, after the withdrawal of an offer by Britain and the United States to fund the building of the Aswan Dam, which was in response to Egypt's new ties with the Soviet Union and recognizing the ...