Word: israell
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Britain's capitulation left France and Israel still defiant of Egypt, but in different ways-Israel eager to use the canal immediately, France angrily hoping to continue a Boycott for better terms. ''Little by little all our friends are walking out on us in felt slippers . . . even Britain, our comrade in misfortune last November," sighed France's L'Economie. But the show of outrage put up by France's Premier Guy Mollet had more to do with internal politics than foreign policy. French shipping interests were no more eager than the British to lose...
...Sooner or Later." In the midst of all the dignified swallowing of pride that was going on, Israel proclaimed that it was about to send an Israeli ship through the canal to assert its right, and Egypt just as huffily said that the ship would be stopped on the basis of Egypt's right to "self-defense." For more than a month a ship fully loaded has sat in Haifa harbor ready for the testing. For 48 hours last week there was an onrush of international tension. The U.S. announced publicly that it still supported Israel's legal...
High Living. In Tel Aviv, Israel, a court acquitted Eliahu Migdal of disturbing the peace with a noisy card game on his open balcony late one night, ruled: "There is no lawful limit on the amount of noise a person may make on his own balcony...
...months ago seemed to be gradually subsiding into a tacit acquiescence. As usual, Arab leaders were making suitable protests to satisfy their public. Last week they ordered the Kern Hills blacklisted in all Arab countries. They had already asked Iran to refuse to sell any more oil to Israel; Iran promised, but it is not yet clear whether Iran will object to having its oil sold to various "John Does" who might or might not sell to Israel...
Three months ago the talk was of sending a U.S. "test" ship to carry out the U.S.'s pledge to Israel "to exercise the right of free and innocent passage," backing that right by force if necessary. John Foster Dulles, asked why he kept emphasizing a ship of U.S. registry, explained: "I do not think that the U.S., in the absence at least of a treaty or congressional action, has authority to use force to defend the rights of ships of another registry." Now the U.S. seemed quietly content to let precedent and usage do the job without fanfare...