Recording: The Suez Crisis at 70: History and Contemporary Relevance

October 19, 2026 Joseph and Alma Gildenhorn Institute for Israel Studies | Joseph and Rebecca Meyerhoff Program and Center for Jewish Studies

GIIS event flyer with Prof. Peter Hahn and Dr. Yagil Henkin with ships and a building in the background.

How the 1956 Suez Crisis reshaped the Middle East and global politics.

Prof. Peter Hahn and Dr. Yagil Henkin explore how the 1956 Suez Crisis reshaped the Middle East and global politics, and what its legacy reveals about today's struggles over power, sovereignty, and strategic waterways.

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