Six Day War Research Paper

SIX-DAY WAR
Jordanian artillery and warplanes struck positions in northern Israel, including Tel Aviv and West Jerusalem. Israel responded with airstrikes that wiped out the Jordanian air force. This is the six-day war. The six-day war was a catastrophic war which lasted 6 days. This war was fought between Israel and mainly the Arab countries of Egypt, Jordan and Syria, although other Arab nations played a small role in the conflict.The six-day war was the third Arab-Israeli conflict("Six-Day War"). The two reasons the war occurred was because of religious reasons, and tensions between the countries. The six-day war caused many casualties, more tension between the countries, and was a major reason the Yom Kippur War started. One cause of the six-day war was religion. When Israel was established, Syria, Egypt, Jordan, and other Arab countries attacked Israel, because it was full of Jews(Reich "Israel"). The Arab countries thought that Israel didn't have the right to exist. When Israel formed, it was full of Jews because of a movement called Zionism, which was sought to make a Jewish state in Palestine(Reich "Israel"). In 1960's, tension developed between the Arab and Jewish populations. When that state became a country, it was attacked by the Arab countries. This created tension between …show more content…
The outcome of the six-day war was that there were a lot of casualties. The combined Arab casualties (people killed, wounded, missing, or captured) were about 50,000, including more than 14,000 dead("Six-Day War"). After the war, the UN asked Israel to return the territories it had seized during the war, and in return, the Arab countries were to recognize and accept the nation of Israel’s right to exist("Six-Day War"). When Israel refused to give up the territories, the Arab countries made Israel their main target again. In 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in the Yom Kippur("Six-Day