Although it established israel s military dominance over neighboring arab states, the six day war also gave rise to an increasing militancy among palestinian guerrillas determined to find new battlefields. Feb 01, 2008 many people think it is israels shame by ralph dobrin ralph dobrin is the author of how to avoid armageddon to order the book click. In his resignation speech he made clear the part the soviets played in bringing on the war. In the days before june 5, jordan had deployed in the west bank opposite israel ten of its eleven brigades, totaling some 45,000 men. Jul 18, 2015 israel defense forces documentary worlds elite commandos hd documentary the israel defense forces, lit. The origins of the sixday war, which was fought between june 5 and june 10, 1967, by israel and the neighboring states of egypt known then as the united arab republic, uar, jordan, and syria, include both longstanding and immediate issues. In this fascinating memoir, he recalls the atmosphere of the time and the gpo strategy for briefing foreign journalists. It was one of those rare instances when unpoliticized intelligence had a specific, clearcut, and immediate impact on us foreign policy. Israel s decisive victory included the capture of the sinai peninsula, gaza strip, west bank, old city of jerusalem, and the golan heights.
Israel defense forces documentary worlds elite commandos. Despite israel s appeal to jordan to stay out of the war, jordanian forces fired artillery barrages from tel aviv to jerusalem. Jordans army moved against west jerusalem and central israel, while syria began shelling israeli towns from the seemingly impregnable golan. In the period leading up to june 1967, tensions became dangerously heightened. Israels own defence minister instructed the army not to fight the jordanians, or move into the west bank. Jun 05, 2012 the daughter and son of 1967 israeli war of aggressions hero, gen.
In the brief history of the state of israel, the six. They were cancelled after 1973 due to financial and security concerns. The sixday war was initiated by general moshe dayan, the israelis defence minister. Certainly the key intelligence achievement that carried the day for helms and the cia under johnson was the agencys strikingly accurate analysis about the arabisraeli war of june 1967. An autobiography, ariel sharon, simon and shuster the arabisraeli wars, chaim herzog, random house arabisraeli wars, a. The daughter and son of 1967 israeli war of aggressions hero, gen. The year 1967 began with confident predictions that it would not bring war. Two hours later, the two arab air forces lay in ruins. Ami gluska discusses the effect of the israel defense forces idf on israels defense policy between 19631967 against the backdrop of the developments in the middle east. Jul 28, 2019 the six day war between israel and its arab neighbors ends with a united nationsbrokered ceasefire.
The outnumbered israel defense forces achieved a swift and decisive victory in the brief war. The fight was between israel and egypt, jordan, and syria, but many. The sixday war was fought between june 5th and june 10th. Israeli forces rushed westward in pursuit of the egyptians, inflicted heavy. Jeremy bowen put it in his book on the conflict, six days. The lies about the 1967 war are still more powerful than. The united arab forces also had a decided edge with regards to weaponry and military equipment. List of books and articles about sixday war online research. At the time of the sixday war, the earlier foundation of israel, the resulting palestinian refugee issue, and israels participation in the. The sixday war june 1967 israel ministry of foreign affairs. Israels tremendous military success came not only as a result of the high level of training, expertise and courage of her. On the sixth day of the war israel took the golan heights, putting the northern galilee out of the range of syrian guns, as well. Map of the military movements and territorial changes during the six day war. Six days in june essay on the six day war by william c.
Oren covers a lot of the military aspects of the six day war with its focus on the israeli side. This is an official album of the six day war also known as the june war, 1967 arabisraeli war, or third arabisraeli war, which was fought between june 5 and 10, 1967 by israel and the neighboring states of egypt known at the time as the united arab republic, jordan, and syria. Jun 06, 2001 the war that israel launched and won overwhelmingly created what are now core issues in the area that hinder peace negotiations and give the appearance of a forever conflict. The threeweek period preceding the sixday war was one of dread, shock and fright for the residents of the holy land. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our. The 1967 war the sixday war after a period of relative calm, border incidents between israel and syria, egypt, and jordan increased during the early 1960s, with palestinian guerrilla groups actively supported by syria. The lies about the 1967 war are still more powerful than the. Ten official united states investigations and three official israeli inquiries have all conclusively established the attack was a tragic mistake. Timeline of significant quotes and actions that led to the second arabisraeli conflict. After a series of backandforth military strikes, it was spurred on further by soviet intelligence reports that indicated israel was planning a military campaign against syria. The miraculous restoration of jerusalem in 1967 one for. Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen, and largely unwanted by both sides so transformed the world. On june 5, 1967, the israel defense forces initiated.
The territory of israel before the war is colored royal blue on this map, while the territories captured by israel during the war are depicted in various shades of green. Jordans army moved against west jerusalem and central israel, while syria began shelling israeli towns from the seemingly impregnable golan heights. In israel and the west, it is called the six day war. Following years of diplomatic friction and skirmishes between. As controversial as the sixday war still is with all the subsequent fallout, the sheer number of coincidences that happened.
The sixday war between israel and its arab neighbors ends with a united nationsbrokered ceasefire. Arab forces withdrew in disgrace just as psalm 83 prophesied and to this day arabs call the war annaksah, the setback. Sixday war, brief arabisraeli war that took place june 510, 1967, and. Jan 09, 2007 this new book looks at the relationship between the israeli armed forces, the government, and the origins of the 1967 war. Israels victory in the sixday war was a model of wartime. Later in the day israel destroyed most of the jordanian and syrian air. The sixday war occurred at a time of heightened tension between israel and its neighbouring arab countries.
Intelligence during the sixday war 1967 by doron geller. Barker, hippocrene books chariots of the desert, david eshel, brasseys the six day war, israel defense forces website. Israel defense forces documentary worlds elite commandos hd documentary the israel defense forces, lit. Later in the day israel destroyed most of the jordanian and syrian air forces. In looking at any book about the israelpalestine or israeliarab conflict, the immediate.
Six day war timeline six day war 1967 arabisraeli war. Map of the military movements and territorial changes during the sixday war. During the weeks of danger preceding the sixday war, jewry throughout. As controversial as the sixday war still is with all the subsequent fallout, the sheer number of coincidences that happened show that these events have gods fingerprints all over them. Back in 1967, syria, egypt and jordan, who signed a mutual defense agreement, were readying to invade israel. May 26, 2015 the sixday war took place in june 1967. For the israelis, the six days of war in june 1967 were a series of stunning victories that doubled the amount of land under their control. The war of june 1967 between israel and arab states was widely perceived as being forced on israel to prevent the annihilation of its people by arab armies hovering on its borders. Israel controlled the skies, and after that it was.
The six day war involved three distinct battlefronts, tied together by a shared desire on the part of the surrounding arab states to eliminate israel and erase the shame of their defeat 19 years earlier when they failed to destroy the nascent jewish state. The six day war was a war that started on 5 june 1967 and ended 10 june 1967. This is an official album of the six day war also known as the june war, 1967. The israelis defended the war as a preventative military effort to counter what the israelis saw as an impending attack by arab nations that surrounded israel. Fathom 1967 the international media and the sixday war.
In the arab world, it is known as the june war or, simply, as the setback. My war with israel, king hussein, peter owen limited warrior. Sixday war simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Schiff, zeev, history of the israeli army, straight arrow books 1974 p. Following the lightning destruction of the egyptian forces at the outbreak of the six day war, israel turned to the forces of jordan and syria, with whom egypt had signed a mutualdefence pact, and who had now entered the war. The israeli attack on the uss liberty was a grievous error, largely attributable to the fact that it occurred in the midst of the confusion of a fullscale war in 1967. As commander of the jerusalem front in the 1948 arabisraeli war, chief of staff of the israel defense forces 195358 during the 1956 suez crisis, but mainly as defense minister during the sixday war in 1967, he became to the world a fighting symbol of the new state. Sixday war, also called june war or third arabisraeli war, brief war that took place june 510, 1967, and was the third of the arabisraeli wars. Moshe gat introduction on the morning of 5 june 1967, the israeli air force launched a surprise attack against the air. In addition, he describes in detail the decisionmaking. Egypt worried israel close to nuclear bomb, haaretz, june 24, 2017. A premeditated strategy or an inexorable drift to war. The military of protection for israel, generally known in israel by the hebrew phrase. For 50 years historians have debated the question of what motivated egyptian president gamal abdel nassers disastrous drift towards a humiliating defeat in the sixday war with israel in 1967.
Jun 05, 2017 israels victory in the sixday war was a model of wartime. Dec 23, 20 for the israelis, the six days of war in june 1967 were a series of stunning victories that doubled the amount of land under their control. The sixday war involved three distinct battlefronts, tied together by a shared desire on the part of the surrounding arab states to eliminate israel and erase the shame of their defeat 19 years earlier when they failed to destroy the nascent jewish state. For the first time in over two millennia, since before the roman conquest, israel regained control of jerusalem in 1967. The war that israel launched and won overwhelmingly created what are now core issues in the area that hinder peace negotiations and give the appearance of a forever conflict. The fight was between israel and egypt, jordan, and syria, but many other countries helped out the different sides. In a report on the israeli army in january 1967, the british defence attache in tel aviv assessed that in command, training, equipment and services the israel army is more prepared for war than. The sixday war was a war that started on 5 june 1967 and ended 10 june 1967.
Moshe britain and the conflict in the middle east, 19641967. This new book examines the relationship between the israeli armed forces, the government and the origins of the 1967 war. The six day war, also known as the june war, 1967 arabisraeli war, or third arabisraeli war, was fought between june 5 and 10, 1967 by israel and the neighboring states of egypt known at the time as the united arab republic, jordan, and syria. Myth during the 1967 war, israel deliberately attacked the uss liberty.
Gamal abdel nasser ramped up rhetoric against israel and mobilized egyptian forces in. The sixday war and israeli selfdefense by john quigley. Discover librarianselected research resources on sixday war from the questia. Israel defense forces parades took place on independence day, during the first 25 years of the state of israels existence. Popular military israel books goodreads share book. He recounts how defence minister moshe dayan successfully concealed israels opening strike from most of the world press and. During the weeks of danger preceding the six day war, jewry throughout. The bestknown example of israel s technical ability and advantage during the 1967 war was the capturing of a conversation between nasser and king hussein of jordan on the second day of the war, june 6. If indeed the sixday war was the prophetic fulfillment of psalm 83 it is amazing that psalm 83 coincided with israel recapturing jerusalem. Nasser announced his resignation, but withdrew it in the face of mass demonstrations demanding his return. Following the lightening destruction of the egyptian forces at the outbreak of the six day war, israel turned to the forces of jordan and syria, with whom egypt had signed a mutual defence pact, and which had now entered the war.
The sixday war was a brief but bloody conflict fought in june 1967 between israel and the arab states of egypt, syria and jordan. On june 5, 1967, the israel defense forces initiated operation focus, a coordinated aerial attack on egypt. This timeline documents the countdown to the six day war, also called the 1967 war or annaksah. It analyses the effect of the israel defence forces idf on israels defence policy between 1963 and 1967, against the backdrop of developments in the middle east, and israeli decisionmaking immediately preceding the six day war in june 1967. The threeweek period preceding the six day war was one of dread, shock and fright for the residents of the holy land. Egypt had signed a mutualdefence pact, and who had now entered the war.
Matti peled professor nurit peledelhanan hebrew university and miko peled, a former iof soldier and author of book, the generals son have recently spoken about israel, its culture of racism and the socalled six day war. The sixday war also known as the june war, 1967 arabisraeli war, or third arabisraeli. Israel defence forces the six day war by mordechai baron, mideast wars. Six day war an introduction including pages on the egyptian, jordanian, and syrian fronts, as well as a map. The israeli military and the origins of the 1967 war. Our introduction to the six day war why the war was so important, and how it affects israel today. Following the lightening destruction of the egyptian forces at the outbreak of the six day war, israel turned to the forces of jordan and syria, with whom egypt had signed a mutualdefence pact, and which had now entered the war. The 1956 war ended with israel required by the us to withdraw from the sinai, and that meant that in 1967 it was focused on. Jordan had entered into a defence pact with egypt a week before the war. Professor meron medzini served as the director of israels government press office gpo in jerusalem during the sixday war. The israel defense forces still has weapon exhibitions countrywide on independence day, but they are stationary. Im yet another refugee from the other site, you know, the one i cant mention by name because im too afraid of getting a cease and desist letter from their legal department. This new book looks at the relationship between the israeli armed forces, the government, and the origins of the 1967 war. Arabisraeli wars, conflicts in 194849, 1956, 1967, 197374, and 1982 between.