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Why did Israel return Sinai?
Many will say that Israel returned Sinai to Egypt as a peace gesture and thats what we generally read in books and magazines. But it is not so simple. Can anyone enlighten me as to why after conquering such a vast piece of land Israel returned it to Egypt.
Israeli made sacrifices of
* The homes of over 7,000 Israelis
* The Alma Oil Field, valued at over $100 billion. Israel would have had energy independence had they held on to it.
* More than 170 military installations
* Dozens of early warning stations and strategic defense locations
source: www.theisraelproject.org
If peace is the only requirement why Israel has kept East Jerusalem under its control despite UN demanding otherwise? Why Israel kept Gaza under its control for so long (till 2005). Why West Bank was under Israeli control if Israel wants only peace? Why it has kept Golan Heights under control. They can surely negotiate with Syria about it. Why Lebanon was attacked by Israel and why Phalangis where actively supported by Israel if Israel wants only peace.
These are question only that crops in my mind. It has nothing to do with supporting or opposing Israel.
5 Answers
- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Personally I don't understand it at all. The Sinai gave them a very defensible border in the Suez canal.
- hosfieldLv 44 years ago
The very wording of your question is revealing. In cutting-edge international regulation, land conquered for the period of conflict does not become YOURS to maintain or 'provide away'. The Nazis, Imperialist eastern and Fascist Italians found out that the no longer trouble-free way. The Israelis might quickly learn it the comparable way. There seems to be a substitute in theory in the U. S., the place astounding generals are ultimately asserting that blind help of Israel is costing American lives and is not any longer in its national interest. Congress, in basic terms approximately thoroughly owned by Israel, unearths its acceptance at an all time low and are available the subsequent election many professional-zionist incumbents will fall. there's a crack in the levee and quickly American opinion will turn anti-Israel. that is approximately time. -
- Anonymous1 decade ago
Perhaps they realized that the UN had previously given them somewhere that they should not have.
What value was taken from Egypt?
Sometimes it's best to do what is right. Maybe folks are beginning to realize this.
Sharing and peace are much more important than being able to claim land.
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