Midstream, May 1st, 2001
Today, the 1967 Six-Day War is remembered mainly for its immediate military results and eventual diplomatic consequences. In three lightning offensives, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) thoroughly smashed the Egyptian, Jordanian, and Syrian armed forces, respectively. These battlefield victories left Israel in control of the Sinai, Judea, Samaria, the Gaza Strip, and the Golan. Ever since the conclusion of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, the final disposition of these territories has served as the basis of a protracted Arab-Israeli peace process. To date, this process has produced two formal peace t...
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