Sources:
Source: Skills in History, P. Shuter and T. Lewis, Heineman, 1988
Many quarrels came to a head at Suez in 1956. Both Russia and the
USA were keen to increase their influence in the area. The USA was
becoming more closely linked with Israel while the Russians were growing
closer to Egypt.
Source: BBC Documentary (part 1 of 3)
Links:
Thinkquest
– The Suez Crisis of 1956
BBC
– Suez, end of Empire
BBC
– British History in Depth. The Suez Crisis.
Bodleian Library – Timeline of the Suez Crisis
Arab-Israeli Conflict 1956-1979
Arab Israeli Conflict– The Middle Eastern Problem – Suez Crisis – Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) – Arab Summits 1964-65 – Six Day War – Hijackings by Arab Groups 1970-72 – Munich Massacre, 1972 – Yom Kippur War – Arab-Israeli Oil War of 1973 – Arafat at the United Nations – Israeli Occupation of the West bank and Gaza Strip – Ansar Sadat address to Israeli Parliament – Israeli invasion of Lebanon, 1978 – Camp David Accords – Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty