The Affect Of The Six-Day War On Israel

The Yom Kippur War happened in October 1973, which involved the Arabs and the Israelis, as well as two superpowers, the USA and the USSR. At the end of the war, the Israelis had won. However, the Israeli government and people were shocked by how the Arabs did. The Yom Kippur War has led to a number of effects on the Arab-Israeli relations, which can be classified as two aspects, short term and long term.

Palestine has a long history of being ruled by different empires, all of which followed different religions. Its culture has been exposed to the influence of the Greeks, the Romans, the Byzantines, the Ottomans and a few others. It is in the heart of the Middle East and it houses the three major monotheistic religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam; Judaism being one of the oldest religions, dating as far back as 2000 BCE in Canaan. Christianity, which then took into Judaism’s steps spread more vigorously and was more recently “recognized in New Testament studies” (Yencich 120). Then many years later came Islam, which had its own peak as well. These three monotheistic religions seem to echo each other’s tales, ideals, and values. The conflict between the Arabs and the Israelis over this Holy Land has been going on for years.

The 1948 war, which started among the newly established state of Israel and the troops of Jordan, Syria, Egypt, Lebanon and Iraq, is the result of decades of history that generated tensions between Arabs and Jews over the land of Palestine.

The six-day war can go down in history as one of the worst wars between Israel and one or more Arab countries. The six-day war heavily impacted Israel and the participating Arab countries in many ways. Israeli and Arab relations have never been good, even before Israel was declared an independent state in 1948. The six-day war should not be considered a new war based on its impact, rather it should be considered as a continuation of a constant war between Israel and its surrounding Arab neighbors. A factor that has always played a major part in instigating a conflict between Israel and its Arab neighbors is the refusal and rejection of the Arab leadership to indentify Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people. The war began with all surrounding Arab countries lining up along each border ready to try and wipe Israel out using air attacks, as well as ground attacks. The Six Day War concluded with an evident victory in favor of the Israelis, which to some is surprising due to the overwhelming force of the three militaries, which were ganging up on one small country. The casualty numbers ended up in favor of the Israeli’s who only lost somewhere near 700 people with 2,500 injured, while, Egypt lost 15,000 people and had 5,600 taken as prisoners, Jordan lost close to 6,000 people and Syria suffered somewhere close to 1,000 casualties (Knesset). The Arab attackers lost close to 1 billion dollars worth of aircrafts, tanks and heavy machinery in total between all three countries

Attention getter: Have you watched the news lately? Even if you haven’t, you still probably have heard something about the disputes in and around Jerusalem. These disputes have been going on for centuries. Many different groups of people have fought to control Jerusalem over the years but we are going to focus on the current majority parties from today. From the information I found on CNN.com and the Jerusalem Post, I concluded that the Israelis and the Palestinians are currently fighting over who should control Jerusalem and how it should be run. The major problems between these to groups started in 1948 when the British Mandate partitioned Palestine into separate Muslim and Jewish states. Now, Palestine is majority Muslim while Israel

The Arabians and the Jews have not been in good terms leading up to this war. A combined forced of Egypt, Jordan and Syria invaded Palestine taking over the Arabs and some of the jewish towns. The aftermath of this war was Arabians lost their land and no state was created for them, while the Jewish state gained about 60% more land that previously belonged to the Arabians. “As many as 750,000 Palestine Arabs had fled from their villages and cities in the new Jewish state or have been expelled by Jewish forces, becoming refugees.” (Gershom 11) This war was the start up war that lead to the Six Day War and had very significant changes that came with it. For example Egypt claimed the Gaza Strip, forcing many civilians to flee due to the Gaza Strip being controlled by Egypt. This also starts conflict with Egypt and the Israeli State's leading up to the Six Day

The city of Jerusalem, located in the country of Israel, is considered to be one of the holiest cities on Earth. 890,428 individuals are currently living in the city (“Where is Jerusalem”). What makes Jerusalem such a holy land is because of its significance to three religions: Christianity, Judaism, and Islam (“History of Jerusalem”). While Jerusalem is considered “the holy land”, it is also a place that has endured countless wars, bloodshed, and controversy. The city has been ruled by infamous leaders and praised individuals, it is a city with a very rich history, and its history allows one to understand the vital role it plays in the Palestine-Israel conflict.

The 1967 war, also known as the six day war, was a continuation of the conflict between the Arabs and Jews. This war is significant because it helped reshape the political landscape of the region, and the reconfiguring of the Israeli borders due to the occupation by Israel after they defeated the Arab states in six days. The war also established Israel as a superpower in the middle east as they defeated Egypt, Jordan, and Syria and occupied the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Golan Heights. Although Israel, Syria, Jordan, and Egypt were the combatants in the development of this war, outside influence from the United States and the Soviet Union was present as they supplied arms for Middle Eastern states. This essay will analyze events that led Israel to defeat the Arabs analogous to the Israeli/Palestinian conflict.

The Arab Israeli conflict has been occurring since the 1940’s. The United Nations established Israel within Palestine in the late 40’s, under control under the Jews. Israel was located surrounded by four arab nations which led to tension in the Arab and Israelis. They both started to claim the palestinian land and lead to what is know today as the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Despite being one of the worlds’ smallest countries, Israel has prevailed in all conflicts since its independence from British rule in 1948. (U.S. Relations with Israel) If Israel is lost to the neighboring countries the United States will lose an important ally and strong presence in the Middle East. Despite all the controversy and conflict over the 7,850 square miles is home to some of the holiest sites of Judaism, Islam, and Christianity.

Only 19 years after becoming a state and following its first war for survival and independence, Israel is once again faced with the threat of annihilation by its Arab neighbors. Miraculously, with no allies or support from other countries the tiny State of Israel does not only survive its next war, but is triumphant. Known as the Six-Day War, coined for its brief duration, this legendary battle established Israel as the dominant fighting force in the Middle East and greatly impacted the territorial, economic, and political environment in Israel.

The war ended in months, Israel won and 600,000 Palestinians fled. The land set aside for Arabs never came to be. Egypt got the Gaza Strip. Jordan annexed the West Bank. War would break out again in 1956, 1967, and 1973. The 6 day war in 1967 ended with Israel getting Jerusalem, Golan Heights, West Bank, Gaza Strip, and Sinai Peninsula. In 1973 Anwar Sadat, the Egyptian Prime Minister, planned attacks on Yom Kippur which is a jewish holiday. Egypt was able to recapture some territory lost. Israel was constantly under attack by surrounding countries and could only defend itself and used the rules of war to take

For centuries, the sacred lands of the Middle East have been in tumultuous turmoil over religious and political contention. At the heart of these matters lies the ever-elusive city of Jerusalem. Each age old religion has some connection to that city. The Jews revere the temples of Solomon and Herod situated in the oldest parts of the city there, the Muslims believe that their prophet, Mohammad, ascended into heaven from there, and the Christians deem Jerusalem as the place where Jesus Christ spilled his blood and was cruelly crucified. The city of Jerusalem has been held by many political entities, one of the longest belonging to the Romans who occupied the city for nearly 400 years. After the Romans held the city, Christianity was the up and coming religion that had a strong political influence, but the Muslims seized the city in the 7th century. Jerusalem has been fought over ever since these ancient times all the way to present day, and has always been influenced by strong religious undertones. The Crusades is one of the longest and most memorable wars that has taken place over this great city. Spanning from 1095 to around 1500, a multitude of Western Europeans, from all walks of life, engaged in this penitential campaign (Riley-Smith, 1; 55).

The Six-day war was a war that was fought between Israel and Arab in June of 1967. Israel launched a preemptive war in order to combat the newly forming Arab military and this attack overwhelmed them. This war had a tremendous impact on both sides, but left the Arabs in total defeat. When Israeli won the six-day war, they were able to gain control of a tremendous amount of new land. This land consisted of West Bank, the Gaza Strip, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights. They were also able to occupy the city of Jerusalem.

The Six Day War was fought between Israel and the Arab allies of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria from June 5-11, 1967. The Six Day War had started with Arab allies planning on invading Israel. Israel had acted out of defense, and attacked from the sky. After their attack of air powers, Israel had taken advantage of the sky. Israel had tried to negotiate the Arabs but were turned down. There was a few political factors that had begun the Six Day War such as the refusal to accept Jewish authority in the Middle East, international waterways leading to Israel, and the influence the Soviet Union had on the Arabs.