The jordanian campaign of 1967 was part of the broader sixday war, in which israel inflicted a devastating defeat on egypt, syria, jordan, and iraq. Jordan was the most deeply affected of all the arab nations by israels victory in the 1967 war, in which huge tracts of arab land, including the west bank, jerusalem, the gaza strip and the golan heights, came under israels control. This site explores the events that led up to the conflict, and discusses the aftermath. Yesterday, a surprise aerial attack on the egyptian air force set the stage for some impressive military gains by israel against her enemies in this second day of fighting.
Declassified documents show prime minister levi eshkol supported wiretapping ministers phones to prevent leaks, but said in that case, he. The tensions between israel and the arab countries intensified from the mid 1960s due to multiple terrorist attacks and infiltrations of palestinian terrorists from syria. Should be a fascinating book about a pivotal event in modern israels history. Arabisraeli wars, series of military conflicts between israeli and various arab forces, most notably in 194849, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006. Oren is an americanborn israel scholar and historian. Following the lightening destruction of the egyptian forces at the outbreak of the six day war, israel turned to the forces of jordan and syria, with whom egypt had signed a mutualdefence pact, and which had now entered the war. The 1948 defeat in the arabisraeli war, the ambiguous armistice agreements that followed and the growing belief in the need for collective arab actions that characterized the second critical turning point created the conditions for the third critical turning point, which was highlighted by the 1967 arabisraeli war. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the six day war 1967. The six day war, also called the 1967 war, third arab israeli war or annaksah the setback is well documented.
Jordan s army moved against west jerusalem and central israel, while syria began shelling israeli towns from the seemingly impregnable golan heights. The war is referenced in the famous us antiwar 1965 song eve of destruction by barry mcguire with the line and even the jordan river has bodies floatin. The 1967 war the sixday war after a period of relative calm, border incidents between israel and syria, egypt, and jordan increased during the early 1960s, with palestinian guerrilla groups actively supported by syria. The following day, at jordans invitation, the iraqi army began deploying. Randolph churchill, son of the legendary wartime british prime minister, and his son, winston, coauthored this account of the six day war. The war that israel launched and won overwhelmingly created what are now core issues in the area that hinder peace negotiations and give the appearance of a forever conflict. Though it lasted for only six tense days in june, the 1967 arabisraeli war never really ended. Jordan and syria campaign simon dunstan following the lightning destruction of the egyptian forces at the outbreak of the six day war, israel turned to the forces of jordan and syria, with whom egypt had signed a mutualdefence pact, and who had now entered the war. At the time of the sixday war, the earlier foundation of israel, the resulting palestinian refugee issue, and israels participation in the invasion of. The origins of the sixday war, which was fought between june 5 and june 10, 1967, by israel and the neighboring states of egypt known then as the united arab republic, uar, jordan, and syria, include both longstanding and immediate issues. This is the most complete history to date of the six. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. In the days before june 5, jordan had deployed in the west bank opposite israel ten of its eleven brigades, totaling some 45,000 men. Follow report by theeschbachfamily 04192017 log in to add a.
This is the final in our daily recreated coverage of the sixday war, which ran from june 4. Background of the six day war download ebook pdf, epub. The sixday war was a brief but bloody conflict fought in june 1967 between israel and the arab states of egypt, syria and jordan. After the 1948 war, jordan and israel came close, but not close enough, to making peace. The book has been widely recognized as the definitive telling of the six day war. These include israels war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday war, the yom kippur war, and two wars in lebanon. The attempt of this confederacy to drive israel into the sea was unsuccessful. Pdf on jun 1, 2017, efraim karsh and others published the six day war. The strategic and political consequences of the june 1967 war. In the brief history of the state of israel, the six. Six days of war was a new york times bestseller and washington post best book award winner in 2002 and has gone on to be an internationally acclaimed bestseller. Making sense of the six day war, mef w ires, may 6, 2002. The war had massive repercussions, shifting power away from egypt to palestine and jordan, and it quickened the rise of islamist and baathist forces. In the arab world, it is known as the june war or, simply, as the setback.
Ospreys examination of jordan and syrias involvement in the six day war 1967. In 1948, during the war against israel, transjordan conquered and annexed what became known as the west bank, including east jerusalem and the old city of jerusalem, but only britain and pakistan. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. The 1967 war the sixday war after a period of relative calm, border incidents between israel and syria, egypt, and jordan increased during the early 1960s, with. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Every crisis that has ripped through this region in the ensuing decades, from the yom kippur war of 1973. Sixday war day 2 at the gates of jerusalems old city. Brian later went solo and the other guys for read more.
When war broke out on june 5, the united arab republic was joined by jordan, syria, iraq, algeria, sudan, kuwait, saudi arabia and morocco. Jordan and syria campaign book 216 kindle edition by dunstan, simon, dennis, peter. New york times bestseller the first comprehensive account of the epochmaking six day war, from the author of allynow featuring a fiftiethanniversary retrospective though it lasted for only six tense days in june, the 1967 arabisraeli war never really ended. For many, psalm 83 took on new meaning after the sixday war. The sixday war between israel and its arab neighbors ends with a united nationsbrokered ceasefire. For israel, it was the most significant part of the war, as it resulted in the capture of many jewish monuments by the israelis. A comprehensive resource for teachers, students and journalists, with a large section of personal recollection bringing history to life. Jordan had entered into a defence pact with egypt a week before the war began. The breaking of the middle east to be published, fittingly, around the wars 50th anniversary is both impressive and. Yet this is the first study to consider the war from the jordanian perspective. Jordan originally called transjordan was created out of the palestine mandate by great britain in 1923, and achieved full independence in 1946. Map of the military movements and territorial changes during the sixday war.
Jordan, syria, and iraq within the first few hours and then, over less than a week, israels army pushed the nations borders further out. The sixday war was fought between june 5 and june 10, 1967, by israel and the neighboring states of egypt known then as the united arab republic uar, jordan, and syria. Israeli historian and journalist tom segev, in his book 1967, quotes one soldier. During the 1967 war, israels hightech military easily routed the forces of jordan, egypt and syria, and began the occupations of the west bank, gaza, the golan heights and the sinai peninsula. Miracles of the sixday war enews for june 06, 2016. But, although there was practically unanimous national support for the governments insistence on peace treaties with the arab states as a condition of any settlement, there was much public debate on whether israel should be prepared to barter territories for peace in the event of direct negotiations. Nasser announced his resignation, but withdrew it in the face of mass demonstrations demanding his return. Click download or read online button to get background of the six day war book now. Orens book will remain the authoritative chronicle of the war. The territory of israel before the war is colored royal blue on this map, while the territories captured by israel during the war are depicted in various shades of green. It analyses the reasons for jordans unreserved and, to many, unexpected. The israeli air force wiped out the entire air fleet of egypt, jordan, syria, and iraq within the first few hours and then, over less than a week, israels army pushed the nations borders further out. In israel and the west, it is called the six day war. Minister abba eban said of the pre1967 borders that they are, for us.
Pdf the six day war 1967 jordan and syria download full. Sixday war news newspapers books scholar jstor june 2017 learn how and when to remove this template message. Jordans army moved against west jerusalem and central israel, while syria began shelling israeli towns from the seemingly impregnable golan heights. Through a yearlong partnership with jordanian authors, illustrators and publishers, room to read creates a new collection of twenty original childrens books in arabic a first of its kind, telling stories of home, of fitting in, and of friendship in the middle east. The following day, at jordans invitation, the iraqi army began deploying troops and. A new book on the sixday war should be required reading. The war tripled israels landmass overnight and gave it dominion over the lives of more than a million. The sixday war and its impact on arab and israeli conflict 91 the palestinians remain without land and a viable state and appear to be making little progress. Jordans king hussein on the six day war israel youtube.
The six day war was a war between israel and her neighboring countries egypt, syria and jordan which was conducted from june 5th until june 10th 1967. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone. In looking at any book about the israelpalestine or israeliarab conflict, the immediate. The origins of the sixday war, which was fought between june 5 and june 10, 1967, by israel. The sixday war and its impact on arab and israeli conflict. Following the lightning destruction of the egyptian forces at the outbreak of the six day war, israel turned to the forces of jordan and syria, with whom egypt had signed a mutualdefence pact, and who had now entered the war.
The normalization of war in israeli discourse, 19672008, dalia gavrielynuri, lexington books. They had several record deals, toured europe and played gigs like the reading festival. On the other side of the conflict, however, israel developed into a regional superpower after the 1967 war. This is the second in our daily recreated coverage of the sixday war, which will run through saturday, june 10. Never has a conflict so short, unforeseen, and largely unwanted by both sides so transformed the world. For six tense days between june 5 and 10, 1967, war raged between israel and its neighbors, egypt, jordan, and syria. Building bridges of peace for refugee children in jordan. The sixday war also known as the june war, 1967 arabisraeli war, or third arabisraeli. List of books and articles about sixday war online.