Six-Day War

The Six-Day War, a short conflict pitting Israel against Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, was a decisive Israeli victory that stretched from the 5th through the 10th of June, 1967. Despite the short duration of the war, Israel greatly improved their military reputation worldwide, as well as gained significant territory within the region. While controversial in that Israel launched a preemptive strike against nations that had yet to engage, the Israeli tactics highlighted the importance of quick, decisive military operations and creative planning. Significant aspects of the conflict include the events leading up to the war, multi-front military operations and subsequent victories against all three opponents, and the lingering aftermath the Six-Day War had on the Middle East.…

The 1967 Six-Day War Mahlee Heperi. The Six Day War was a war amongst Israel and her neighbouring nations – Syria, Egypt and Jordan - which was led from June fifth until June tenth 1967. The pressures amongst Israel and the Arab nations escalated from the mid 1960 's because of different psychological oppressor assaults and penetrations of Palestinian fear mongers from Syria, Jordan, the Gaza Strip, and the Sinai Peninsula into Israeli domain. These activities were motivated due to the backing…

The War That Started 40 Years of Conflict The Six Day War is what started or ignited the flame of today's conflict that has been going on for 40 years. It has caused lots of conflict between Israel and Egypt, Jordan and Syria. The fight that took place on June 5, 1967 transformed the middle east into what it is now. The Israelis were the only ones actually ready for a war. The Israelis attacked Egypt, Jordan and Syrian soldiers one morning as they were eating falafel and cucumbers. It was said…

The Six-Day War, which began on June 5, 1967, was the third Arab-Israeli war in the long line of conflicts between these two entities. The Arab-Israeli conflict is between Palestinian Arabs and Zionist (now Israeli) that began in 1948 and continues to this day. The conflict began over the occupation of land and since 1948 the Middle Eastern territories have been massively reorganized. Moshe Dayan, Israel’s Minister of Defense, initiated the war by attacking Egypt’s air force in the morning of…

Israel emulated the prediction made by offensive realists of self-help: as is described in this analysis, Israel did not rely on making mutual agreement or treaties with other nations that would save them if they were to have to go to war with its neighbors. Israel was determined to help itself because the Jewish people believed that no one else was suited to help them due to the discrimination they had faced in the past. Additionally, Israel, like the other countries involved in this conflict,…

Instead of jumping the gun to accuse the US of intervention in the war, however, the USSR found its target in Zionism, presenting it as ‘a hidden, all-powerful, and perfidious international force’ that had been present, albeit under the surface of Jewish communities across the world. A Soviet Zionism ‘specialist’ Evgeny Evseev claimed that Israel’s military appetite was whetted by ‘the support of an unseen, immense and powerful empire of Zionist financiers and industrialists, which is on no map…

never be defeated again after what happened during the holocaust. The six day war in 1967 was one of the shortest wars ever seen. Within those days Israel captured the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt along with the West Bank. With the war israelis established themselves as the dominant regional power. The United States of America and Israel are very close allies. When Israel first became an independent country the US. recognized them as a country with a letter not even hours later.…

four countries are accountable for the events of the Six-Day War. The Six-Day War was fought because of the evoking expressions over the land in Israel, including Jerusalem. The Six-Day War was beneficial to the Israeli state in many ways that helped them. By the end of the war, the Arab nation was defeated by Israel. Israel gained the land of the West Bank, Golan Heights, Sinai Desert, and The Gaza Strip, once apart of the Arab territory. With the land gained, it allowed for Israel’s border…

Discuss the importance of Golda Meir’s role throughout the Arab-Israeli wars of 1967 and 1973. Golda Meir was an active Zionist and Israeli politician who played a crucial role in the 1967 and 1973 Arad-Israeli Wars. From being a leader in the Histradrut, working as Foreign Minister of Israel and eventually becoming the fourth Prime Minister of the country, Meir’s diplomatic and controversial role in Israeli politics was highlighted. In the lead, up to the Six Day War, Meir’s hard work as…

Hafez Al-Assad father of present day Syrian leader Bashar Al-Assad was born on October 6, 1930 ("Hafez Al-Assad"). He was born into a Alawite family and lived in Syria. As he grew older and was able to understand politics a little better he joined the Ba'ath Party in Syria as an activist. Furthermore, he enrolled in the Homs Military Academy and graduated as a pilot. In the conclusion of these amateur events he stepped his foot directly into the political field by forming a committee to…