Editing Lavon Affair (section)

==Legacy==
Operation Susannah and the Lavon Affair turned out to be disastrous for Israel in several ways:

* Israel lost significant standing and credibility in its relations with the United Kingdom and the United States, that took years to repair.<ref>{{cite book |title=The encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli conflict: a political, social, and military history|publisher=ABC-CLIO|year=2008|page=610}}</ref>
* The aftermath saw considerable political turmoil in Israel, which affected the influence of its government.<ref>{{cite book |last=Beinin|first=Joel|title=The dispersion of Egyptian Jewry: culture, politics, and the formation of a modern diaspora|publisher=AUC Press|year=2005|page=111}}</ref>

Israel publicly honored the surviving spies on March 30, 2005; President [[Moshe Katsav]] presented each with a certificate of appreciation for their efforts on behalf of the state, ending decades of official denial by Israel.<ref name="honored"/>