Celebrating Israel
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the 1967 Six-Day War. In the days and weeks prior, vast Arab armies had mobilized on Israel’s borders. On May 28, 1967, Gamal Nasser, the leader of Egypt, declared:
“We will not accept any. . . coexistence with Israel. . . Today the issue is not the establishment of peace between the Arab states and Israel. . . The war with Israel is in effect since 1948.”
Four days later, President Abdul Rahman Arif of Iraq, said:
“The existence of Israel is an error which we must put right. This is our opportunity to wipe out the disgrace which is Israel which has been with us since 1948. Our goal is clear — to wipe Israel off the map.”
By this point, more than 450,000 Arab troops, 2,800 tanks and 800 aircraft had surrounded Israel. Then on the morning of June 5, 1967, the Israeli military launched a surprise offensive. In the first day of fighting, the Egyptian and Syrian air forces were largely destroyed.
The Israeli military campaign was stunningly successful. Jerusalem was liberated and reunified on June 7th and the war ended three days later.
As former Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren wrote in the New York Times:
“Israelis are celebrating 50 years since the Six-Day War — and with good reason. That victory saved us from destruction and reunited our holiest city. Ultimately, it also brought us peace with Egypt and Jordan and a strategic alliance with the United States.”
You can read more of Ambassador Oren’s opinion piece here.
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