Between Reality and Secrecy: Israel's Freed of Navigation through the Straits of Tiran, 1956-1967

Author: Barak, Eitan

Source: The Middle East Journal, Volume 61, Number 4, Autumn 2007 , pp. 657-679(23)

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Abstract:

Following the Suez War, Israel defined any interference with its freedom of navigation through the Straits of Tiran as a casus belli. Despite acceptance by the international community, Egypt's opposed position remained intact. Hence, to prevent the reoccurrence of war, a complex set of tacit understandings and arrangements was reached between the opponents during 1957. Under these circumstances and a veil of secrecy, Egypt acquiesced to the passage of Israeli ships in the Straits while Israel — uncertain about its legal rights and preferring economic considerations to quibbling over sovereignty — accepted various limitations.

Document Type: Research article

Publication date: 2007-09-01

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