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Andrew Torba
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Hello @Gab__AI
please tell me about the Lavon Affair.
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The Lavon Affair was a failed Israeli covert operation in 1954. Israeli military intelligence recruited Egyptian Jews to plant bombs inside Egyptian, American, and British-owned civilian targets in Egypt. The goal was to discredit Egypt's government and disrupt Western relations
Bobby Thorne
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I may not be as sleek as Gab AI but here's the rest of the story of the Lavon Affair for anyone interested:
The Lavon Affair was a failed Israeli covert false flag operation conducted in Egypt in the summer of 1954. A group of Egyptian Jews was recruited by Israeli Military Intelligence to plant bombs inside Egyptian-, American-, and British-owned civilian targets such as cinemas, libraries, and American educational centers. The plan was to carry out the bombings and then blame them on various Muslim groups in an attempt to force the British to maintain their military presence in Egypt.
In the early 1950s, the U.S. initiated a policy supporting Egyptian nationalism. This American pro-Egyptian nationalist policy meant that the British—who were then occupying Egypt—would begin withdrawing their troops, and Israel would lose much of the influence it held over Egypt. Most critically, the British withdrawal meant Israel would lose its influence over the Suez Canal through its British allies. Since the Suez Canal was vitally important for controlling the trade routes that dominated the Middle East region, the Israelis knew they had to act to stop the British withdrawal and the subsequent loss of regional control. Thus, they initiated Operation Susannah (more popularly known as the Lavon Affair). The goal of Operation Susannah was to carry out bombings and other acts of sabotage in Egypt, with the aim of creating the perception that a British withdrawal would cause such instability that the British would be forced to remain—thereby allowing Israel to maintain influence and control over Egypt and the invaluable Suez Canal.
The Israelis tasked Unit 131—a top-secret Israeli IDF task force—with carrying out Operation Susannah, and in the spring of 1954, the unit was activated. On July 2, 1954, Unit 131 detonated several bombs at an Egyptian post office in Alexandria. Twelve days later, on July 14, the unit bombed the libraries of the U.S. Information Agency in Alexandria as well as a British-owned theater. Finally, on July 23, 1954, Unit 131 firebombed the Cairo railway station and several movie theaters in Cairo and Alexandria.
However, during the July 23 attack, one of the bombs began to detonate prematurely in the pocket of one of the Israeli spies, and he was taken into custody by Egyptian police. The police found evidence in the apartment of the captured spy that led them to the rest of Unit 131. Ultimately, eleven members of the unit were arrested. By the time the affair concluded, most of the bombers received prison sentences, and two were hanged.
After the British left Egypt, the Suez Canal was nationalized and came under Egyptian control. Two years later, Israel invaded Egypt with the support of the British and French in what became known as the Suez Crisis or the Second Arab-Israeli War. The invasion failed after intense international pressure condemned the operation and threatened consequences against the invading nations.
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