... the eyes of the Arabs. As Michael B. Oren perfectly summarises, ˜if a new status quo had been created, it was one of inherent instability, a situation so combustible that the slightest spark could ignite it'.6 Prior to the Six Day War, Israel and Syria had the worst relationship with many of the hostilities occurring in the Demilitarised Zones. Syria's government increasingly becoming ... and Palestinians, Nasser wished to suppress the water conflicts with Israel, whilst his troops were bogged down in Yemen. However, it was the Samu attack in 1966 which was going test whether Nasser's ...

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