The 6 Days War, 1967
•1967 Nasser expels the U.N. Peacekeeping force from the Canal zone
•Egyptians close the straits to the Israelis and mass troops on the border
•Israelis with the help of intelligence know of the attack and follow through with first-strike policy
•Destroy the Egyptian airforce, take Sinai pennisula, Golan Heights, and West Bank (Whole war lasts 6 days)
•USA needs to step in to halt attacks in fear of angering the other Arab nations
LAND FOR PEACE
•Egyptians close the straits to the Israelis and mass troops on the border
•Israelis with the help of intelligence know of the attack and follow through with first-strike policy
•Destroy the Egyptian airforce, take Sinai pennisula, Golan Heights, and West Bank (Whole war lasts 6 days)
•USA needs to step in to halt attacks in fear of angering the other Arab nations
LAND FOR PEACE
summery
was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known at the time as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria. Arab countries launched a surprise attack; Although, within six days, Israel had won a decisive land war. Israeli forces had taken control of the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt, the West Bank and East Jerusalemfrom Jordan, and the Golan Heights from Syria.
question
Why were the Israeli's so militarily dominate?