1967: Israel, the War and the Year that Transformed the Middle East

Language:Chinese.Paperback. Pub Date: 2008-5-1 Pages: 822 Publisher: Little Brown 1967 did not mark the beginning of the Israeli-Palestinianconflict. but it was a year that changed the course of history.When Egypts President Nasser closed the straits of Tiran toIsraeli navigation. it triggered a conflict between Israel and thearmies of Jordan. Syria and Egypt. Within six days the Israelis hadoccupied territories three times wider than their own. populated byover a million Palestinian Arabs. Israel suddenly became somethingof a colonial empire. more Goliath than David. The war grantedpolitical legitimacy to Menachem Begins right-wing Herut party. and Arab terrorism paved the way for Israels secret service tobecome a major factor in the countrys power structure. 1967 willnot be a military history. nor will it focus mainly on politicaldevelopments. The year 1967 dramatically al...