The 1956 Suez CrisisIntroductionAmong the most important underpinnings of the continuing Arab-Israeli conflict were the seeds that were planted in the aftermath of the 1956 Sinai Campaign, or Suez Crisis. Suez. Whatever the name of the operation, its consequences, both on relations within the Middle East and with the world, are impossible to ignore. Considered simply as an objective event in history, several key outcomes of the war could be noted. It marked the beginning of the end of British and French colonial leadership in the region and the beginning of increasingly strong American and Soviet involvement. The war also demonstrated to the Arab nations of the area that the Israeli military machine was not to be taken lightly, a lesson that would be forgotten and taught again in the “Six-Day War” of 1967. The positive impact the United Nations would have had on ending the conflict, through Canada's idea of ​​creating a United Nations peacekeeping force to help enforce the ceasefire, was another major achievement. This article, however, will not aim to examine these specific events in relation to the conflict. war, nor will it attempt to determine which factors were most significant. My aim will be to gain a more complete understanding of the effects of the crisis by examining the key events of the war from two different perspectives: the Israeli and the Arab perspectives, as well as the experiences of the European powers. Through a brief comparison of both different authors' coverage of the war and the different interpretations seen throughout my study, I will be able to make an informed assessment of how the event was, and is today, viewed in the political forum and historical. Coverage Comparison The war, which began on October 29, 1956 when the Israelis moved their units to the Sinai Peninsula, has its origins traced back to many historical events. Which of these is the most important is a point of contention for the authors I have studied. There appears to be consensus among all parties involved that Gamal Abdel Nasser's rise to power as president of Egypt in 1956 and his decision to nationalize the Suez Canal were the main trigger for the outbreak of the conflict. Why Nasser did this, however, is where my various sources diverge. Predictably enough, the sources used by… half of the document… a better idea of ​​how the Egyptian military viewed and addressed the crisis. To help For a general overview of the Israeli view of the crisis, I used the autobiography of Yitzak Shamir (Shamir, Yitzhak; "Summing Up"; London; Weidenfeld and NicolsonPress; 1994.), a man who would play a vital role in the revolution Arab. -Israeli conflict as Prime Minister of Israel in the 1980s. My search for an Israeli military perspective was quite arduous, but I eventually focused on Chaim Herzog's work in "The Arab-Israeli Wars" (1982). Since Herzog was a major general in the 1956 crisis, he not only provided me with detailed information about the invasion itself, but also about the various meanings and causes behind it. "Seven Wars and a Peace Treaty" by Itamar Rabinovich (1991) and "The Near East since the First World War" by ME Yapp (1991). While Rabinovich resided in Tel Aviv and had stronger pro-Israel views, Yapp, who was a professor in London, England, whose views were somewhat more moderate and yet, at least in this author's perspective, seemed to lean rather distinctly towards Israeli thought. The cause of the Jewish State.