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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Fifty years ago this week, the Six-Day War dramatically altered geographic borders and political fortunes in the Middle East. For Israelis, the stunning 1967 victory meant an expanded country that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

On the 40th anniversary of the war, a bevy of historians, journalists, and pundits have been reflecting on those momentous events. Many accounts see the Six-Day War as a necessary but hollow ...

The war was over. A battle for survival had ended with an overwhelming Israeli victory. In just six days, Israel pushed back the Arab armies that threatened its existence, and achieved defensible ...

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 ...