The Arab-Israeli Six-Day WarJeff Hay This volume explores the 1967 Six-Day War between Israel and several neighboring Arab nations. Readers are offered background information on the events leading up and during the war, as well as varying views on the controversies surrounding the war and its aftermath. Readers will evaluate whether Israel should hold on to the post-1967 borders and the impact of the postwar occupations. Personal narratives come from Israeli, Palestinian, and other perspectives, allowing readers to develop opinions from the words of those who experienced it themselves. |
Contents
Foreword | 1 |
Introduction | 4 |
World Map | 9 |
Chapter 1 Historical Background on the ArabIsraeli SixDay War | 12 |
1 An Overview of the ArabIsraeli SixDay War | 13 |
2 The Israeli Foreign Minister Justifies His Countrys Attacks to the United Nations | 19 |
3 United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 | 33 |
4 Israel Became a Major Regional Power Due to the 1967 War | 38 |
5 US Support for Israel Came After the SixDay War | 108 |
6 Israel Needs to Keep the Post1967 Borders for the Sake of National Defense | 113 |
7 Israel Does Not Need to Hold onto the Post1967 Borders | 120 |
8 The Postwar Occupations Provided Many Benefits to Palestinians as Well as Israelis | 125 |
9 Israels Postwar Occupations Imposed Harsh Conditions on Palestinians | 136 |
Chapter 3 Personal Narratives | 145 |
1 An Egyptian General Describes the Armys Strategies Against Israel | 146 |
2 General Moshe Dayan Recounts the Taking of East Jerusalem | 149 |
5 Palestinian Refugees | 43 |
6 The 1967 ArabIsraeli War Had FarReaching Implications | 48 |
7 The Borders Established by the 1967 War Remain at the Center of Middle East Conflict | 57 |
Chapter 2 Controversies and Perspectives on the ArabIsraeli SixDay War | 64 |
1 Israels Preemptive Attack Was Justified | 65 |
2 Israel Did Not Need to Attack in Order to Forestall an Egyptian Strike | 73 |
3 The SixDay War Resulted from Miscommunication and Misdirection | 79 |
4 Israel Did Not Have Western Help During the SixDay War | 94 |
3 A Palestinian Child Becomes a Refugee | 157 |
4 Report on the Razing of Emmaus Beit Nuba and Yalou in 1967 | 166 |
5 The CIA Analyzes the SixDay War | 172 |
Chronology | 182 |
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Back Cover | 198 |
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