This article focuses on one aspect of the Anglo-Israeli relationship, which in the eyes of the Israelis was the main point of concern: the question of British arms sales to the Middle East. It covers the period from the start of the 1950s, when Britain officially recognized Israel, and concludes with the period immediately prior to the Suez War of 1956. During this period, the Foreign Office (FO) was a major force in the formation and implementation of British foreign policy in the Middle East. Central to its role in dealing with British policies towards the region was its effective veto on the sale of British weapons to the Middle East region. The article argues that during this period the FO was extremely flexible in sanctioning the sale of arms to its Arab allies, but did not offer the same flexibility in dealing with potential British arms sales to Israel.View full textDownload full textKeywordsAnglo-Israeli relations, Israel, British arms sales, Operation AlphaRelated var addthis_config = { ui_cobrand: "Taylor & Francis Online", services_compact: "citeulike,netvibes,twitter,technorati,delicious,linkedin,facebook,stumbleupon,digg,google,more", pubid: "ra-4dff56cd6bb1830b" }; Add to shortlist Link Permalink http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2011.603517
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机译：本文着眼于英以色列关系的一个方面，在以色列人看来，这是一个值得关注的主要问题：英国向中东出售武器的问题。它涵盖了自1950年代初英国正式承认以色列以来的时期，并以紧接1956年苏伊士战争之前的时期为结束。在此期间，外交部（FO）是组建和实施的主要力量英国在中东的外交政策。它在处理英国对该地区政策方面的作用的核心是有效地否决了向中东地区出售英国武器的否决权。文章认为，在此期间，外交官在制裁向其阿拉伯盟国出售武器方面极为灵活，但在处理英国向以色列的潜在武器出售方面却没有提供同样的灵活性。查看全文下载全文关键字英语以色列与以色列的关系，英国军售，Alpha操作相关var addthis_config = {ui_cobrand：“泰勒和弗朗西斯在线”，servicescompact：“ citeulike，netvibes，twitter，technorati，delicious，linkedin，facebook，stumbleupon，digg，google，更多”，发布：“ ra -4dff56cd6bb1830b“};添加到候选列表链接永久链接http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13537121.2011.603517
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