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Political Consequences Of Suez War For The Middle East

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  • Karol R. Sorby

    (Fakulta medzinárodných vzťahov, Ekonomická univerzita v Bratislave)

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In the afternoon of Monday 29 October Israeli troops attacked Egypt and so the Suez war begun. For a time it was not clear whether it was a real invasion or another retaliatory raid in greater depth. However, it was plainly no border incident as within a matter of hours Israeli columns were operating sixty kilometres or more within Egyptian territory. The reaction of the United States was to put the case immediately before the Security Council and seek to end the fighting. This was what seemed to be called for both under the Tripartite Declaration and under the UN Charter. Before the Security Council could act it was informed by the British and French representatives of the ultimatums delivered by their own governments to Israel and Egypt on that day, 30 October, directing them to keep their forces ten miles from the Suez Canal, the Israel army on the east and the Egyptian army on the West. British and French forces would occupy the Canal Zone anyway, using force if they were resisted.

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  • Karol R. Sorby, 2018. "Political Consequences Of Suez War For The Middle East," Almanach (Actual Issues in World Economics and Politics), Ekonomická univerzita, Fakulta medzinárodných vzťahov, vol. 13(2), pages 37-54.
    • Handle: RePEc:brv:almnch:v:10:y:2018:i:2:p:37-54
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    Keywords

    The Suez war; operation „Kadesh“; fighting in Sinai; British-French ultimatum; bombardment of Egypt; negative international response; involvement of the superpowers; defeat and retreat of the aggressors;
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    JEL classification:

    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines

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