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vivainio t1_iueflnl wrote

Reply to comment by annadpk in Ukraine says Iran’s help for Russia should push Israel out of neutral stance by Lahampsink

Israel has survived this long because they have strong friends in the west

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Nileghi t1_iufc0iw wrote

they werent friends with the west until the end of the 60s, long after they survived their most dangerous and existantial wars.

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PurpleSUMFan t1_iufe9qr wrote

I understand the US didn't really help israel much until eisenhower came in but weren't the british and french tight with israel, to the point that the brits and french made a plan with israel of how to deal with the suez canal crisis that involved israel invading and then the other 2 coming in to pretend to break up the fight while actually holding it?

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Nileghi t1_iug1liu wrote

yes, but the US quickly told them to break up with Israel after this incident. The Suez crisis was the last time France and Britain started acting like the superpowers they used to be, and it was a good introduction to them to the superpowers of tommorow USA and Soviet Union.

The USA then proceeded to impose an arms embargo on the entire region, including Israel. Israel then started its own military industrial complex made out of scrap metal.

Its how worldwide global names such as the Uzi came about. A humble weapon constructed in a desert out of scrap metal that won wars.

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