Ben-Gurion wished Gaza would ‘sink into the sea,’ newly revealed documents from 1956 show
Ben-Gurion said holding Gaza could isolate Israel and leave it unable to secure weapons for the next war, according to newly released military records.
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First Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, according to the declassified IDF archives, spoke out strongly against the annexation of the Gaza Strip after the 1956 Sinai War and warned against increasing terror and international isolation. The Israeli Defense Ministry's published accounts of David Ben-Gurion's conversation with officers after Operation Kadesh quoted his words about the Gaza Strip: "If I had believed in the miracle, I would hav…
Israel ' s documents revealed Ben-Gurion ' s fears about the repercussions of maintaining Gaza, saying that he wished to be swallowed by the sea, warning against international isolation and military depletion.
Ben-Gurion's startling remarks on Gaza revealed in newly released IDF archives
To mark the 70th anniversary of the 1956 Sinai Campaign, also known as Operation Kadesh, the IDF and Defense Establishment Archives at the Defense Ministry has launched a new website featuring the most comprehensive official collection of material on the war ever released. The site contains more than 4,500 photographs, documents and maps, many of […] The post Ben-Gurion's startling remarks on Gaza revealed in newly released IDF archives appeared…
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