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In reply to the discussion: What is the best way to tell the government of Israel that we do not want another war? [View all]Tierra_y_Libertad
(50,414 posts)28. Eisenhower went to the UN and got an arms embargo against Israel, France, Britain in '56.
Despite the protests of congress (including LBJ). If effectively ended the Suez Crisis and the war there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suez_Crisis
The emergency special session was convened 1 November; the same day Nasser requested diplomatic assistance from the U.S., without requesting the same from the Soviet Union; he was at first skeptical of the efficacy of US diplomatic efforts at the UN, but later gave full credit to Eisenhower's role in stopping the war.[198] In the early hours of 2 November, the General Assembly adopted the United States' proposal for Resolution 997 (ES-I); the vote was 64 in favor and 5 opposed (Australia, New Zealand, Britain, France, and Israel) with 6 abstentions.[199] It called for an immediate ceasefire, the withdrawal of all forces behind the armistice lines, an arms embargo, and the reopening of the Suez Canal, which was now blocked. The Secretary-General was requested to observe and report promptly on compliance to both the Security Council and General Assembly, for further action as deemed appropriate in accordance with the U N Charter.[197][200] Over the next several days, the emergency special session consequently adopted a series of enabling resolutions, which established the first United Nations Emergency Force (UNEF), on 7 November by Resolution 1001.[201] This proposal of the emergency force and the resulting cease-fire was made possible primarily through the efforts of, Lester B. Pearson, the Secretary of External Affairs of Canada, and Dag Hammarskjöld, the Secretary-General of the United Nations. The role of Nehru, both as Indian Prime minister and a leader of the Non Aligned Movement was significant; he tried to be even-handed between the two sides, while denouncing Eden and co-sponsors of the aggression vigorously. Nehru had a powerful ally in the US president Dwight Eisenhower who, if relatively silent publicly, went to the extent of using Americas clout in the IMF to make Eden and Mollet back down.[202] Portugal and Iceland went so far as to suggest ejecting Britain and France from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) defense pact if they didn't withdraw from Egypt.[203][not in citation given] Nehru achieved his objective of protecting Egypts sovereignty and Nasser's honour; the Suez War ended in Britain's humiliation and Eden later resigned.[202] Britain and France agreed to withdraw from Egypt within a week; Israel did not.
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What is the best way to tell the government of Israel that we do not want another war? [View all]
mahina
Feb 2012
OP
Do you really think they'd listen if we did have a channel of communication?
snappyturtle
Feb 2012
#1
Congress could and would fund Israel by a veto proof margin - with both parties turning on the
Pirate Smile
Feb 2012
#17
Exactly. The Neocon line is that American Hegemony is inseparable from Israeli interests.
napoleon_in_rags
Feb 2012
#21
first, we need to tell out own government that we do not want another war
magical thyme
Feb 2012
#26
Eisenhower went to the UN and got an arms embargo against Israel, France, Britain in '56.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Feb 2012
#28