Israel's border wars, 1949-1956: Arab infiltration, Israeli retaliation, and the countdown to the Suez War

Abstract

Israel, the Arabs and the great powers after the 1948 war the emergence and nature of Arab infiltration into Israel Arab attitudes and policies towards infiltration, 1949-1955 the costs of infiltration the Israeli defensive responses to infiltration the beginning of the retaliatory policy raiding and counter-raiding, 1951-1953 Qibya Israel, the Arab States and the great powers, 1952-1956 Sharett's year, 1954 the Gaza raid and after the slide to war.