The Ben Bella hijacking sealed off any negotiated end to the war.

Evidence

Whatever else, the Ben Bella episode undoubtedly marked a major turning-point in the war. From now on the war could only proceed, savagely and irreconcilably; any other way out had been sealed off. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 490

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: French ruse diverted Ben Bella’s plane to Algiers where all five were captured — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 486; Mollet lacked the political strength to release Ben Bella as peace negotiators. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 488; Boumedienne seized power from Ben Bella in a 1965 army coup. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1641

Related

• Mollet lacked the political strength to release Ben Bella as peace negotiators. (similarity 0.88)
• Boumedienne seized power from Ben Bella in a 1965 army coup. (similarity 0.88)
• Suez and the Ben Bella affair destroyed Mollet’s Algerian policy. (similarity 0.87)
• The Ben Bella kidnapping may mark the French army’s first self-directed political coup (similarity 0.85)
• French ruse diverted Ben Bella’s plane to Algiers where all five were captured (similarity 0.83)
• The Ben Bella hijacking backfired by pushing Tunisia and Morocco firmly behind the FLN. (similarity 0.83)
• Ben Bella’s abduction derailed a promising Maghreb peace initiative (similarity 0.82)
• The hijacking saved the F.L.N. from an interior-exterior split (similarity 0.80)
• Ben Bella sided with Boumedienne’s hard-liners and insisted on tougher terms against French concessions (similarity 0.79)
• Ben Bella spent most of his life in prisons, French and Algerian (similarity 0.79)
• Suez destroyed Mollet’s Algerian policy while no rival would replace him (similarity 0.79)
• The hijacking unintentionally healed the FLN’s threatened internal split. (similarity 0.79)
• De Gaulle transferred Ben Bella to Napoleon’s island of exile (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Boumedienne seized power from Ben Bella in a 1965 army coup. #responds-to (0.60) — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1641