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Israel at War: 1956 | Michael Oren

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4.86.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

After their defeat in Israel’s 1948 War of Independence, Arab nations sought revenge—but another war seemed unlikely until Egypt partnered with the Soviet Union to build a powerful arsenal of modern weapons. In this PragerU 5-Minute Video, renowned historian Michael Oren explores how Cold War alliances, rising tensions, and military buildup in the Middle East set the stage for a major conflict. Discover how regional animosities and global politics collided to ignite one of the most pivotal wars in Israeli and Middle Eastern history. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Just before dawn on October 29, 1956, paratroopers of the Israel Defense Forces, led by the legendary commander

0:39.4

Ariel Sharon, descended into Egypt's Sinai Desert. The paratroopers' goal was to conquer

0:44.7

the strategically important Mitla Pass. But the broader objective was to eliminate the threat

0:50.0

posed by the Soviet-armed Egyptian military, an's strongman Gamal Abdel Nasser.

0:56.0

Israel was not alone in seeking Nassar's defeat. Great Britain and France also wanted to

1:00.4

intervene against Nasser, who had just nationalized the economically vital Suez Canal. They only

1:06.4

needed a pretext, and Israel provided them with one by attacking Egyptian forces in the

1:11.6

Mithla Pass, 20 miles away from the canal. Thus began what is known as the Suez Crisis, the second

1:18.2

Arab-Israeli War. Where did it all begin? The war's origins can be traced to the end of Israel's

1:24.5

War of Independence in 1949 when Israel signed armistist agreements with Jordan,

1:29.8

Egypt, and Syria. Israel viewed these agreements as precursors to peace, but the Arabs saw them

1:35.3

as temporary truces only, leading up to what they called the second round to attack and destroy Israel.

1:41.8

Throughout the early 1950s, the Arabs acquired modern weapons, above all, fighter jets,

1:47.0

which Israel, still laboring under a U.S. arms embargo, could not obtain.

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