3. The Israelis had won each of 1956, 1967 and 1973 successfully in

the wars against the Arabs.

In the war of 1956, the British and the French supported the Israelis as an act of revenge against the Arabs for nationalising the Suez Canal. Nasser took over the canal after Britain and France ithdrew offers to finance the construction of the Aswan Dam. Britain believed that that if Nasser was not stopped he would continue with what they thought was 'aggression' .The British and the French had secret meetings with the Israelis leaders in Paris and discussed a decision of making a joint attack on Egypt as an excuse to occupy the Suez Canal.

The Israelis were supplied with weapons, aircraft's and soldiers by the British and the French. This made the Israelis strong and when they made a surprise raid attacking the unprepared Egyptians, they easily seized the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula in a few days. The Arabs lost many men as the war had taken place in Egypt. They also lost many weapons as the Israelis had destroyed them. A hundred and seventy Israelis were killed in comparison with a thousand Egyptians massacred. Egypt was destined to lose the war.
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After the 1956 war, Arab nationalism increased and so did the demand for revenge by President Nasser. The formation of a united Arab military command that troops along the borders and Nassers persistence in 1967 that the United Nations leave Egypt, made Israel attack Egypt, Syria and Jordan on the fifth of June on that year. In this war everything took place in six days. This time the Arabs were well prepared for the war and it seemed like they were going to win. The Arabs had been tipped previously by the Russians that the Israelis were going ...

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