Israel’s Forgotten War: The Suez Crisis (Part I)

Unpacking Israeli History

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Judaism, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, History

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🗓️ 22 July 2025

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Unpacking Israeli History kicks off a gripping 3-part series on the 1956 Suez Crisis—Israel’s most overlooked war. In Part I, Noam Weissman unpacks the roots of this conflict: from Nasser’s pan-Arabism and fedayeen attacks to Israel’s bold doctrine of “escalation dominance.” But this isn’t just a Cold War drama. It’s the war that set the stage for the Six-Day War and forged the stormy yet defining alliance between Israel and the United States; a turning point in Israeli and Middle Eastern history that still echoes today. Here is a link to Arabs and Israelis: Conflict and Peacekeeping in the Middle East. Click here for all the sources used in this episode. Please get in touch at noam@unpacked.media. Check us out on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube.⁠⁠ This podcast was brought to you by Unpacked, an OpenDor Media brand. ------------------- For other podcasts from Unpacked, check out: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Jewish History Nerds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Soulful Jewish Living⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stars of David with Elon Gold ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Wondering Jews⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Chicago was wild. We packed the theater. 500 people showed up in Chicago for our
0:06.6	first ever unpacking Israeli history live show. It was awesome. It was cool. It was meaningful.
0:12.9	It was educational. It was entertaining. Michael Orrin was my special guest, and he was great. It was
0:17.6	really, really awesome. And so I'm just incredibly excited to announce the next two live shows for 2025.
0:24.8	Drum roll, please.
0:26.0	We are live in New York City on September 7th and live in Los Angeles on November 12th.
0:32.0	Tickets for the New York show go on sale soon.
0:34.2	So if you want to be the first to know when they drop, and trust me, you do, head to
0:38.7	unpacked.bio slash early bird UIH and sign up. That's unpacked.com.
0:45.4	slash early bird UIH. Michael RN. was awesome in Chicago, and we are going to have an incredibly
0:51.7	special guest in New York City, in Los Angeles.
0:55.4	It's going to be incredible.
0:56.7	See you there.
0:58.8	Hey, I'm Noam Weisman, and you're listening to Unpacking Israeli History, the podcast that takes a deep dive into some of the most intense, historically fascinating, and often misunderstood events and stories linked to Israeli history.
1:09.6	This episode is generously sponsored by Jody and Ari Storch.
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