A guide for the perplexed 2012, and a history of the arabisraeli conflict, 7th edition 2015, with carla klausner. If wars are much like road accidents, as the british. Most of us want to believe that peace is the natural state of humanity. The 1973 arabisraeli war, also known as the yom kippur war was a war that was fought by an alliance between arab nations against the state of israel. Arabisraeli conflict a2levellevelrevision, history0.
Arab political parties in israel agreed late thursday to merge their lists for the upcoming israeli elections after resolving a dispute over the sharing of any additional. At the outbreak of the war on 15 may the sa became the israeli air force, but, during the first few weeks of the war, with its fleet of light planes it was no match for arab forces flying t6s, spitfires, c47s and avro ansons and indeed the main arab losses were the result of raf action in response to egyptian raids on the british air base at. These include israels war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday war, the yom kippur war, and two wars in lebanon. With the exception of the britishtrained arab legion of transjordan, most of the arab troops were ill prepared for battle. Gh4 my social studies teacher social studies resources. Pdf abstract this article focuses on the israel palestine conflict from the six day war perspective. Third arab israel war 6 day war 1967 spring 1967 increase in terrorist activity led by plo palestine liberation organization syria increased shelling from golan heights. The arabisraeli war of 1948 broke out when five arab nations invaded territory in the former palestinian mandate immediately following the announcement of the independence of the state of israel on may 14, 1948. By avi melamed we must put aside the concept of an israelipalestinian agreement in favor of an israeliarab agreement as the only realistic means to end the israelipalestinian conflict. This history of the foundational war in the arabisraeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. Stone holy war le conflit israeloarabe les temps modernes, paris, june, 1967, 991 pp. The rejection of the plan culminated in five arab states iraq, syria, lebanon, egypt and jordan invading the newly formed israel. Morris divides the initial conflict before the fullscale war into two distinct phases. Barriers to peace in the israelipalestinian conflict konrad.
Pdf this paper examines the causes and consequences of the 1967 arab israeli war utilizing waltzs three levels of analysis. Please use the following information, links and sources to learn more about the anglofrench attack on the suez canal and. They are the best weapons we have to insure that truth triumphs over fiction. At the khartoum summit ofaugust 1967 the arahs issued their three noes. The uncoordinated, duplicitous and irrational efforts by the western world to intervene in the arab israeli conflict were weaknesses clearly thought to be necessary and instead increased the tensions between the two nations. It forced the nixon administration to realize that arab frustration over israels unwillingness to withdraw from the territories it had occupied in 1967 could have. His publications include the struggle for peace in the middle east 2015, the arabisraeli conflict. The war became a rout once the jews took the offensive, and the palestinian refugee crisis began if crisis can be used to describe anything so chronic. Arabisraeli war of narratives, a monumental study that contributes to two fi elds simultaneously. United states middle east policy and united nations deliberations. After israel declared its independence on may 14, 1948, the fighting intensified with other arab forces joining the palestinian arabs in attacking territory in the. Before long, this organized panarab drive for israels destruction was disrupted by an unexpected sequence of events that led, within a few weeks, to the third arabisraeli war since 1948. The war was a surprise attack on yom kippur, the jewish day of atonement. Today, however, the arab israeli conflict no longer exists.
Tactics in arabisraeli wars 19671973 from bruces quarrie book tank battles in miniatures in the six day war the position is relatively clearthe israelis were attacking in a blitzkrieg manner which would have made rommel or patton happy, and the egyptians and syrians were predominantly on the defensive. The roots of the arabisraeli conflict have been attributed to the support by arab league member countries for the palestinians, a fellow league member, in the ongoing israelipalestinian conflict, which in turn has. The war had farreaching implications for many nations. The 1973 war has had an enormous impact on all the complex of factors that enter into the arabisraeli conflict. The may 1948 arab israeli war commenced following the termination of the british mandate in palestine, and the arab rejection of the united nations partition plan. The aims were to regain western control of the suez canal and to remove egyptian president gamal abdel nasser, who had just. The arabisraeli conflict refers to the ongoing political tension, military conflicts and disputes between arab countries and israel, which escalated during the 20th century. Holocaust studies and the intellectual history of the arabislamic world.
The neighbouring arab states pressured abdullah into joining them in an allarab military. The first arabisraeli war, fought in 194749, confirmed. Relevant actors israel, the european 77 union, and the united states required criteria 77. The arabisraeli conflict is a plea for reasoned diplomacy in a situation that has been dominated by extreme violence. Ezzedine choukrifishere is director of the international crisis group icg arabisraeli project based in cairo. World war i 49 world war ii and the holocaust 51 establishment of the state of israel and the first arabisraeli conflict 53 the 1967 war 67 chapter three.
A realistic solution to the israelipalestinian conflict. The 1948 or first arabisraeli war was the second and final stage of the 194749 palestine. On october 6 th, arab armies attacked israel on yom kippur morning and the ensuing war resulted in an arab oil embargo against the united states that brought long lines at gas stations, a spike in prices, and rationing. Israeli tanks advancing on the golan heights during the sixday war. Background t he six day war was the culmination of a series of crises in the middle east, mainly focused on israel, though also reflecting the struggle for geostrategic position among the various arab powers. Here are entered works on the political and military conflicts between arabs and israel, including the question of national rights in the area of the former mandate for palestine beginning in 1948, and comprehensive works that include the earlier period. The arabisraeli conflict in israeli history textbooks. The arabisraeli conflict has been going on continuously for 63 years. Pdf on jun 1, 2017, efraim karsh and others published the six day war. The events of the 1973 arab israeli war 3801 words 16 pages. Professor michael marrus of the university of toronto calls achcars book essential reading for anyone who seeks a balanced understanding of the. The zionist militias gained the upper hand over the palestinians through skill and pluck, aided considerably by intraarab rivalries. At the very least, we prefer to see it as a lasting solution, interrupted sometimes by readjustments in the balance of power by means of armed conflicts. Bard october 2011 vi preface john adams, argument in defense of the soldiers in boston massacre trial, december 1770.
During may and june 1948, when the fighting was most intense, the outcome of this first arab israeli war was in doubt. The main features of the treaty were mutual recognition, cessation of the state of war that had existed since the 1948 arabisraeli war, normalization of relations and the complete withdrawal by israel of its armed forces and civilians from the sinai peninsula which israel had. Klausner is a curators distinguished teaching professor emerita at the university of missourikansas city, usa. The israeli leadership did not do anything to stop this abandonment process, a process that was attacked by syria and other arab countries, calling the refugees cowards, and blaming them for the. Arabisraeli conflict in cold war context 19481993 wallersteins capitalist world systems may apply conflict between native palestinians and israelis was characterized by the involvement of hegemonic powers. Benny morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened israeli and western documentation. Pdf revisiting the 1967 arabisrael war and its consequences for. Who wins the 1948 arabisraeli war and name results of this victory. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the wars political dimensions. When acceptance of a cease fire halted fighting, israel occupied a land more than three times her own size. The 1967 war, israels war against lebanon in 1982, the palestinian intifada of 1988 and the peace process of the 1990s, all forced many israelis to view the arabisraeli conflict more evenhandedly and improved the quality of the textbooks. Here we bring together its impact on israel and on the jewish communities in the arab countries. October, 1973 was a traumatic period for the arabisraeli conflict which greatly affected the american economy.
The fundamental cause of the yom kippur war was the diplomatic impasse thai followed the sixday war. The study examines the ways in which the israelipalestinian conflict shapes and transforms. By midoctober, arab forces in the war zones rose to about 55,000, including up to 5,000 palestine liberation force irregulars. Arabisraeli wars, series of military conflicts between israeli and various arab forces, most notably in 194849, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006.
Yom kippur war, or the fourth arabisraeli war, was fought from october 6 to october 26, 1973 by a coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria against israel. This raid was the largest of its kind against arab forces since the end of the first arabisraeli war in 1949. Israeli war, known to israelis as the war of independence. The study of these changes will take many years and many hands. The suez crisis, or the second arabisraeli war, also called the tripartite aggression arabic. The gulf states were never a major factor in the conflict, and for a brief period following the oslo agreement, ties became more.
Israels declaration of independence on may 14, 1948, was quickly recognized by the united states, the soviet union, and many other governments, fulfilling the zionist dream of an internationally approved jewish state. Daily digest of commentary about the arabisraeli conflict from around the world. Regional approaches to the arabisraeli conflict and the role. A guide to the arabisraeli conflict jewish virtual library. In this article, an attempt is made to examine that impact in several areas that seem to have a particular bearing on the immediate future. Stone stripped of propaganda and sentiment, the palestine problem is, simply, the struggle of two different peoples for the same strip of land.
The suezsinai war 1956 arabisraeli warssuezsinai war of 1956. The war was fought between the 6th and the 25th of october, 1973. The arabisraeli war of 1948 office of the historian. Who do the israelis call on for support in the 1948 arabisraeli war. Yost, how the arabisraeli war began, foreign affairs, jan.
The collapse of the ottoman empire left the fate of the middle east to the league of nations. Israel still has peace treaties with only two arab states, egypt and jordan. Encarta encyclopedia on the arabisraeli conflict archived 20091031 guide to the arabisraeli conflict, includes links to historical sources, as well as sources representing the arab and israeli sides of the conflict. In the yom kippur war the egyptian army got back sinai that had been occupied by the israeli armies for almost 7. The war and the future of the arabisraeli conflict. In fact, the arab rulers had territorial designs on palestine and were no more anxious than the zionists to see a palestinian state emerge.
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