Beyond the Periphery—Israel's Intervention in the Yemen Civil War in the 1960s

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Israel Studies Pub Date : 2021-12-01 DOI:10.2979/israelstudies.27.1.04

Yogev Elbaz

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Abstract

ABSTRACT:In recent years, archival material concerning Israel's intervention during the 1960s civil war in Yemen has come to light. The article examines and interprets the events of the war and the motives behind the intervention using the recently declassified materials and the fresh insight these afford. The article argues that Israel was driven by fear of Nasser and the domino effect Arab nationalism might spread through the Arab Middle East to intervene in the war in support of the Imam's forces via the British mercenaries operating in Yemen. In a deeper sense, Israel's chief concern was the re-emergence of the 1958 regional crisis, and as such it chose to respond through the extension of an "Alliance of the Periphery."

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超越外围——20世纪60年代以色列对也门内战的干预

摘要:近年来，有关20世纪60年代以色列干预也门内战的档案资料逐渐浮出水面。本文利用最近解密的材料和这些材料提供的新见解，对战争事件和干预背后的动机进行了检验和解释。文章认为，以色列是受到对纳赛尔的恐惧和多米诺骨牌效应的驱使，阿拉伯民族主义可能会在阿拉伯中东地区蔓延，通过在也门活动的英国雇佣军来干预战争，支持伊玛目的部队。从更深的意义上说，以色列的主要担忧是1958年地区危机的重现，因此它选择通过扩大“外围联盟”来应对。

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期刊介绍： Israel Studies presents multidisciplinary scholarship on Israeli history, politics, society, and culture. Each issue includes essays and reports on matters of broad interest reflecting diverse points of view. Temporal boundaries extend to the pre-state period, although emphasis is on the State of Israel. Due recognition is also given to events and phenomena in diaspora communities as they affect the Israeli state. It is sponsored by the Ben-Gurion Research Institute for the Study of Israel and Zionism at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and the Schusterman Center for Israel Studies at Brandeis University, in affiliation with the Association for Israel Studies.