... surrounding Arab nations, causing the Six-Day War, breaking the blockade at the Gulf of Aqaba (Egypt), captured the West Bank and the Old City (Jordan), and took the Golan Heights (Syria). The strike was initially for defensive purposes, but Israel decided to keep the spoils of war as bargaining chips, fueling Arab fears of Israeli expansion. The UN Security Council ... into the region. In 1973, Egypt and Syria planned a surprise attack on Israel, known as the Yom Kippur War. Egypt went into the Sinai and Syrians went down the Golan Heights. The first week of fighting, Israel concentrat...

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... time, the Arabs wanted no part in Jewish immigration to a nation they viewed as their homeland. And during the next couple decades, the violence, hatred, and bloodshed escalated to unimaginable heights (Mideast 5-6). Following WWII, Great Britain decided to withdraw its troops from Palestine and disregard the responsibility given by the League of Nations for its inability to contain the endless violence ... or Palestinian Liberation Organization was established, seeking revenge and a chance to take back Palestine. During the Six Day War, Israel conquered the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip,...

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... Sea. The next move of the Zionist was to attack Egypt and Syria and in six days, Israel occupied the Gaza Strip and the Sinai Peninsula of Egypt, the Golan Heights of Syria, and the West Bank and Arab sector of Jerusalem, thereby giving the conflict the name of the Six-Day War. On October 6, 1973 during the Jewish holy day ... of Yom Kippur, Egypt and Syria attacked Israeli positions in the Golan Heights. Other Arab states sent extra soldiers to aid in the attack on Israel. Egypt succeeded in sending troops in force across the Suez Canal to the east bank before being ... ...

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... , the Six-Day War between Israel and the Egyptian and Syrian armies occurred. In six days, Israel defeated Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian forces, gaining Sinai, the Gaza Strip, the Golan Heights, and the West Bank. After the Six-Day War, the Arab states refused to recognize Israel's existence, negotiate with Israel, or make peace with Israel. (Tessler, 335) In 1969, the ... ...

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... are still preventing peace today. Israel took a lot of Arab territory in the war. During the six days of fighting Israel captured Sinai, the West Bank, the Gaza strip, Golan Heights and East Jerusalem. The territories gained were Arab and had been given to the Arabs by the UN as part of the divide in 1948. The newly acquired territories are ... ...

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