Courtney Poletti's List: Six Day War- Israel's pre-emptive strike in 1967

Introduction

- Start with quote- “By June 10th Israel had won one of the most remarkable victories in modern history”

- Outline main events and factors of war.

• Who? Syria, Egypt Jordan, Israel
• Israeli pre-emptive stike
• Isreali win

- Outline main significance of war:

• Isreal gained territory, came with Palestinian refugees
• US and USSR involvement increased
• Palestinian and Israeli identity increased

- Thesis Statement: This reasoning behind this six day combat is valid to an extent leaving behind doubt and questions like: what if? The wars significance was pivotal resulting in many concrete outcomes such as UN Resolution 242.

Common Knowledge Events:

- 1967

- 6 days long

- Egypt and Syria were thought to be getting ready to launch an attack

- Israel launches a pre-emptive strike

- Israel won

- Israel gained land

- Syria, Egypt, Jordan

- "No recognition, No negotiation, No peace." - Arab leaders in Khartoum

- Led to the UN Resolution 242

Event: Six Day War long term Effects

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Event Significance:

-Opponents of the settlement policy claim that it a Jewish land grab — a form of expanding Israel’s territory by colonizing Arab land.

- Proponents argue that both legally and morally, Jews have every right to purchase property and live on land that was historically inhabited by Jews and is not legally Arab.

- Opponents believe that peace can only be achieved between Israel and her Arab neighbors by creating a neighboring Palestinian state on all the land Israel won in the 1967 war, without the presence of any Israeli communities. Israeli settlements are thus considered an obstacle to peace.

Citation:

"Long Term Effects- Settlements." The Six-Day War. RemoteIT, 2007. Web. 17 May 2011. 

Common Knowledge Significance:

- Israel gains land:

• Sinai Penninsula (Egypt)
• West Bank (Jordan)
• Gaza Strip (Egypt)
• Golan Heights (Syria)
• East Jerusalum (Jordan)

- Plus... one million Palestinian refugees.

1. Israel gets more territory, but more Palestinians

2. More US and USSR involvement

3. Increased Palestinian and Israeli identity.

Book Source- "Arab Israeli Conflict"

- Israels first attack: June 5th. Israel launched a massive air strike against Egypt, whipping out its air force. (pg.44)

- "By June 10th Israel had won one of the most remarkable victories in modern history." (pg.45)

- 15,000 soldiers killed, majority Arabs (pg.45)

- There was hope that in exchange for the Arab land Israel captured, the Arabs would recognize Israels right to exist. (pg.45)

Ross, Stewart. The Arab-Israeli Conflict. Austin, TX: Raintree Steck-Vaughn, 1996. Print.

Book Source: Israel & the Arab States

- June 8th, Egypt accepted a cease-fire, adopted in the UN Security Council. (pg. 47)

- "The Israel soldiers had been well trained." (pg. 48)

- The war pointed out the superiority of the Israel forces over the Arabs. (pg.48)

Worth, Richard. Israel and the Arab states. New York: F. Watts, 1983. Print.

Conclusion!!!

- Restate Thesis

- Outline main idea of essay: events and significance of six day war

- End with same quote started with

• While this phenomenon left many distressed with frustration it was once said, “By June 10^th Israel had won one of the most remarkable victories in modern history”.