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Extraction Summary
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People
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Organizations
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Locations
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Events
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Relationships
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Quotes
Document Information
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Book excerpt / memoir page (evidence file)
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2.46 MB
Summary
This document is page 39 of a book or memoir (likely by Ehud Barak, given the Mishmar Hasharon reference often associated with him) contained within House Oversight files. It details the history of the 1956 Suez Crisis (Sinai War), discussing the military actions of Battalion 890, the political miscalculations of Ben-Gurion regarding British and French power, and the intervention of the US and Soviet Union. It concludes with a personal reflection from the author about how the war touched them directly at Mishmar Hasharon.
People (5)
| Name | Role | Context |
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| Nasser | President of Egypt |
Nationalized the Suez Canal in 1956; pulled forces back across the canal.
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| Ben-Gurion | Prime Minister of Israel |
Emboldened to go to war; made political miscalculations regarding Britain and France; delivered speeches to the Kness...
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| Yigal | Paratrooper |
Dropped deep into the Sinai with other paratroopers from Battalion 890 on October 29, 1956.
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| Dayan | Military Leader (Moshe Dayan) |
Concerned alongside Ben-Gurion that the coordinated attack might lead to a wider war.
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| Narrator ('me') | Author/Memoirist |
States the Sinai War touched them directly; mentions Mishmar Hasharon (kibbutz).
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Organizations (7)
| Name | Type | Context |
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| British Government |
Former owners of Suez Canal; fading imperial power; conspired with Israel and France.
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| French Government |
Former owners of Suez Canal; fading imperial power; conspired with Israel and Britain.
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| Battalion 890 |
Israeli paratrooper unit dropped into the Sinai.
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| America / United States |
Global superpower; furious over the seizure of Sinai; helped secure concessions for Israel.
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| Soviet Union |
Global superpower; furious over the seizure of Sinai.
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| Knesset |
Israeli parliament where Ben-Gurion gave a speech.
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| UN |
United Nations; force placed to supervise Sinai and Gaza.
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Timeline (3 events)
Locations (8)
| Location | Context |
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Nationalized by Nasser; strategic waterway.
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Country involved in the conflict.
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Territory taken by Israel to stop fedayeen strikes.
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Buffer zone seized by Israel.
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Location where paratroopers landed; 25 miles from the canal.
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Waterway where Israel secured right of passage.
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Body of water connected to Straits of Tiran.
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Kibbutz that had a small role in the war plan.
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Relationships (2)
Ben-Gurion and Dayan were concerned that the co-ordinated attack might lead to a wider war
Britain
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Military Allies
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France
Both Britain and France wanted to retake the canal... British and French air strikes began three days later.
Key Quotes (3)
"Ben-Gurion declared the post-1948 armistice null and void, and said Israel would never again allow “foreign forces” to control the territory it had captured."Source
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"Politically, however, Ben-Gurion and his European partners had catastrophically miscalculated."Source
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Quote #2
"Unlike in 1948, the Sinai War touched me directly."Source
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Quote #3
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