39 years since the Six Day War

[S'13]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wy5L3GPy7JQ&search=Six%20Day%20war

[ArmedPacifist]

"how did Israel accomplish an extraordinary victory?"


Easy, Israel started the war and launched a pre-emptive airstrike against the Egyptian airforce.

[S'13]

"how did Israel accomplish an extraordinary victory?"


Easy, Israel started the war and launched a pre-emptive airstrike against the Egyptian airforce.

That's the main reason, however there were other elements involved (which are mentioned in the movie).

[ArmedPacifist]

If I remember correctly, from the book I read (the 60 years war, Israel and the Arabs) that there was a mole inside the Egyptian parliament, incredibly high up.

[ArmedPacifist]

Oh also that and the Egyptians were told that if they attacked Israel, the United States would declare war on them.

Russia sided with Egypt but fortunately didn't intervene on anyones behalf during the war.

[S'13]

Oh also that and the Egyptians were told that if they attacked Israel, the United States would declare war on them.


Actually a recent exposure of Meir Amit's (head of the Mossad at the time) journal revealed that the U.S threatened to side with Egypt if Israel was to attack first. Eventually Israel received a green light.

The journal also reveals that Amit wanted the war to continue for a seventh day so that Israel could establish a Druze state in captured Syrian territory.

[Makita]

The journal also reveals that Amit wanted the war to continue for a seventh day so that Israel could establish a Druze state in captured Syrian territory.

That really surprises me. What would the ramifications of such an action be? Galvanize the already shattered Arab alliance into further action? Set up a different battle ground outside of Israel proper for further hostilities? Add a third column to the mix? Let Syria and Israel fight a proxy war between Lebanon and this state? Would the international comunity have let something like this stand? Seems to me that neither the Russians nor Americans had much stomache for changing the status quo. I don't know much about the history of this conflict, but it seems like this would have totally changed the conflict as we know it?

[bigjeff]

I think the weak bondage between arab countries are one of the factors causing the extraordinary victory of Isarel.

[nu4idf]

Correct me if i'm wrong but according to the time in israel...... Jerusalem's old city was liberated on this date June 7th in 1967.

[S'13]

Correct me if i'm wrong but according to the time in israel...... Jerusalem's old city was liberated on this date June 7th in 1967.

Yes, it was on this date (third day of the war).

My father was among the paratroopers who liberated the Old City.

[nu4idf]

I read in the book "the arab-israeli wars" by Haim Hertzog that on that second-third days, if we destroyed the Jordanian weapons depot that would have cleared the temple mount.

I read in the book "six days of war" that we could have cleared the temple mount of obstructions but moshe dayan would not allow it.

imagine if we actually did?