In the Six Day War of June 1967, Israel defeated the combined armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan, capturing the West Bank, East Jerusalem, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights and the Sinai Peninsula.

Such was my situation in the summer of 2014, when I decided to write a new history of the Six-Day War. It is no wonder that the first image that came to my mind as I embarked upon this new project ...

This week marks the 50 th anniversary of the Six-Day War, which took place from June 5 to June 10, 1967. The war resulted in Israel securing its presence in the Middle East and had lasting ...

Had they taken place in the age of the prophets, the Six Day War would now be enshrined in Jewish liturgy and marked each year by the eating of magnificent foods and the recital of words of praise ...

A group of Israeli soldiers at the Western Wall after it was recaptured in the Six-Day War. Photo by David Rubinger Few wars fought on any soil have had as profound an impact as the Six-Day War ...

Moshe Raviv, then-aide to Israeli foreign minister Abba Eban, and Michael Bar Zohar, author of Embassies in Crisis: Diplomats and Demagogues Behind the Six-Day War, talked about the Israeli aspect ...

June 5, 2007 • Shortly after the Six Day War ended in 1967, Israel annexed East Jerusalem, a highly controversial move that is still not recognized internationally. Part of the fallout — the ...

Israel will soon mark the 50th anniversary of the Six-Day War, a conflict in which it captured the Old City of Jerusalem and more than two dozen Palestinian villages around it from Jordan ...

(CNN) -- The Six-Day War lasted less than a week, but its ramifications on the Middle East have loomed large ever since. In June 1967, Egypt, Syria and Jordan massed their troops on Israel's ...

Back then, Israel defeated the armies of three Arab states — Egypt, Syria and Jordan — in what became known as the Six-Day War. Today, if you look closely, you’ll see that Israel is now ...