Word: suez
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Israel, taking advantage of Russia's difficulties (and taking for granted U.S. preoccupation with a presidential election), invaded Egypt. Great Britain and France, aggression-bound, moved in, determined to overthrow Gamal Abdel Nasser and recover the Suez Canal...
...currency earnings. Apparently, Moscow wants to protect its share of the oil market, or even increase sales, through price cutting. But almost no one followed the Soviet lead. Only Egypt, which exports just 340,000 bbl. per day, announced a significant cut, lowering the price of its so-called Suez blend crude from...
When paratroopers and Royal Marine commandos stormed ashore in the Falkland Islands last May, it was to engage in Britain's first major war since Suez. Twenty-four days later, the Argentine army surrendered. But the cost to Britain was high: 255 killed, 777 wounded and an estimated $1.4 billion worth of ships and equipment lost in combat. In addition, nagging uncertainties about the war have remained. Was it preventable? Had Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher failed to anticipate the Argentine threat? Did the Foreign Office goof? Was the Intelligence Service at fault? Those questions, and others like them, have...
There was no need for U.N. forces in the area, he declared; Israel and Egypt could defend themselves. He promised that there would be no restrictions on navigation in the Suez or the Strait of Tiran. A permanent end to belligerency?all this, and more. But, he said, he must terminate the discussions if Begin continued to prove that he wanted land...
...Israel. There are positive elements in it; there are also some that could cause grave peril to our people." I pressed forward hurriedly. "This document avoids the difficult issue of total withdrawal from the West Bank, it gives you guaranteed access to the Strait of Tiran and through the Suez, freedom of movement of people across the borders, an undivided Jerusalem, an end to the boycott on trade and commerce, and a guarantee against the deployment of any Egyptian attack forces in the Sinai beyond the Mitla and Giddi passes. There are some more things I want for Israel...