Israel's Border Wars, 1949-1956

Arab Infiltration, Israeli Retaliation, and the Countdown to the Suez War

By: Benny Morris

Causes

this book looks at the development of israeli-arab relations during the formative years 1949 to 1956, focusing on arab infiltration into israel and israeli retaliation. palestinian refugee raiding and cross-border attacks by egyptian-controlled irregulars and commandos were a core phenomenonduring this period and one of the chief causes of israel's invasion of sinai and the gaza strip in...