Israeli Victory in the 1967 War

Paper Summary:

In this article, the writer assesses the role global public opinion had on the Arab-Israeli War of 1967. Specifically, the writer discusses whether Israel's victory against the seemingly insurmountable odds of its adversaries can in some way be explained by examining the impact global public opinion had on the conflict. The writer notes that global public opinion toward the Israeli-Arab situation was then, as now, often rooted in deeply held sentiment of the conflicting nature of the relationship between Israel and her neighbours. Furthermore, as is often the case today, issues of global political concern and the power relationships between leading nations had a direct impact on the public perception of the war around the world. Nonetheless, the writer shows that public opinion was only a one factor in the Israeli success and the primacy of actual military events always ranks as the most relevant force in war. The writer assesses the reasons and factors that account for Israel overcoming their numerically superior foes.

Outline:
What effects did global public opinion have on the six day war in 1967? Does this help explain the Israeli victory of the conflict?
Israel faced a numerically superior force comprising of multiple nations. How was Israel able to overcome this?

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"Furthermore, the issue of involvement and support for Israel on the part of the west is discussed in what follows below. Indeed, such discussion is vital to the question at hand because it has often been felt, particularly on the Arab side that western assistance to Israel was such that it was capable of making the difference. Obviously, the Israeli military was sourced by the west in the same manner the Soviet Union did with the Arabs. However, some have suggested that western support for Israel during the six days of fighting actually translated into western military forces engaging in combat against the forces of the Arab alliance. It is the writer's conviction that such claims are largely unfounded and represent a post 1967 wish on the part of Arab leaders and writers to explain away their disastrous attempts at destroying Israel by passing the blame onto the major western nations. Above all, it was the military decision making and proactive approach undertaken by Israeli leaders that account for their overwhelming success.
"Nonetheless, how was it that Israel was capable of not only sustaining its position, but enhancing it with a stunning victory? Much of the answer to this question lies in the fact that the Arab coalition seriously underestimated both Israeli military and political resolve."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Baylis, John and Smith, Steve. "The Globalisation of World Politics" Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001.
• Churchill, Winston. "Never Give In: Winston Churchill Speeches", London: Pimlico, 2003.
• Farmer, Alan. "Anti Semitism and the Holocaust" London: Hodder, 1998.
• Kinche, David and Bawly, Dan. "The Sandstorm: the Arab-Israeli war of June 1967", London: Secker and Warburg.
• Laqueur, Walter (Ed), The Israeli-Arab Reader: A Documentary History of the Middle East Conflict. London: Weidenfeld, 1968.

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