Monday, June 5, 2017

Remembering The Six Day War 50 Years Ago





DW: The 1967 Six-Day War and its difficult legacy

The Six-Day War began 50 years ago: Israel attacked three of its Arab neighbors, who had threatened to annihilate the Jewish state. Effects of Israel's victory are still felt in the region today. Tania Krämer, Jerusalem.

"It felt like an existential threat to Israel," Moshe Milo said about the time right before the war broke out.
Milo was 23 years old at the time and a radio operator for an Israeli paratroopers unit.

In the weeks leading up to the Six-Day War, Egypt's President Gamal Abdel Nasser had threatened to wipe Israel off the map. Similar comments were made in Syria. The two Arab states had already fought two wars with Israel in 1948 and 1956. In 1967, Nasser posted his troops on the Sinai Peninsula and blocked the Straits of Tiran for Israeli ships.

On the morning of June 5, 1967, Israel's air force launched a surprise attack targeting the troops in the Sinai. Milo was ready to march against the Egyptians on the southern front, "but suddenly our mission was changed and we were on our way to Jerusalem."

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Remembering The Six Day War 50 Years Ago

As 50th anniversary of Six Day War dawns, peace in Israeli-Palestinian conflict remains as elusive as ever -- The Independent
50 years on, Israel takes a look-don’t-touch approach to Six Day War -- Tiems of Israel
Six-Day War: 50 years on, Israeli-Palestinian divide wider than ever -- France 24
Fifty years after the Six-Day War -- Washington Times
What Is The Six Day War Or The June War? Facts About The 1967 Arab-Israeli War On Its 50th Anniversary -- International Business Times
1967 war: Six days that changed the Middle East -- Jeremy Bowen, BBC

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