Israel

Demonstrators hold Palestinian flags as they celebrate after the U.N. General Assembly overwhelmingly approved a Palestinian-drafted resolution to fly Palestine's flag at United Nations headquarters, during a protest against Jewish settlements in the occupied West Bank village of Nabi Saleh near Ramallah, September 11, 2015. There were 119 votes in favor out of 193 U.N. members.The United States and Israel were among eight countries that voted against the Palestinian-drafted resolution, which says the flags of non-member observer states like Palestine "shall be raised at (U.N.) Headquarters (in New York) and United Nations Offices following the flags of the member states." REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RTSMSD

The dual effects of the 1967 War on Palestinians reverberate 50 years later

Shibley Telhami

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

A convoy of Israeli tanks rolls towards the front during the 1967 Middle East War, widely known as the Six Day War, in this picture released on June 4, 2007 by Israel's Defence Ministry. Forty years ago this week, Israel swept to victory in six days in a war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan, capturing the Sinai peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank, including Arab East Jerusalem. REUTERS/Israeli Defence Ministry/Handout BLACK AND WHITE ONLY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. - RTR1QFM3

50 years: Legacies of the 1967 War

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

Smoke rises in East Jerusalem during a battle in the 1967 Middle East War, widely known as the Six Day War, in this picture released on June 4, 2007 by Israel's Defence Ministry. Forty years ago this week, Israel swept to victory in six days in a war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan, capturing the Sinai peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank, including Arab East Jerusalem. Arab East Jerusalem is still the subject of deep divisions among Israelis, Palestinians and the international community. REUTERS/Israeli Defence Ministry/Handout BLACK AND WHITE ONLY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. - RTR1QFTZ

The 1967 War and the birth of international terrorism

Daniel L. Byman

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

A man holds a Palestinian flag in front of Israeli troops during a protest marking Land Day in the West Bank village of Madama, near Nablus March 30, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RTX33DP8

50 years after 1967: The U.S. and occupation by another name

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

An Israeli soldier patrols near the house where Hamas fighter Mohammad al-Fakih was shot dead by Israeli troops during a raid in the West Bank village of Surif, near Hebron July 27, 2016. REUTERS/Mussa Qawasma - RTSJU39

How the 1967 War changed armed conflict in the Middle East

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

An aerial view of the coast of the Red Sea is pictured through the window of an airplane near Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 1, 2016. REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh - RTX2RFHS

50 years after 1967, investing in a common future in the Middle East

Tamara Cofman Wittes

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz attends the Summit of South American-Arab Countries, in Riyadh November 10, 2015. REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser

How the 1967 War dramatically re-oriented Saudi Arabia’s foreign policy

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

Israeli Air Force T-6 Texan II planes fly in formation during an aerial demonstration at a graduation ceremony for Israeli air force pilots at the Hatzerim air base in southern Israel December 29, 2016. REUTERS/Amir Cohen - RTX2WV2E

Sun Tzu, Clausewitz, and the 1967 War

Michael E. O’Hanlon

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

The lobby of the CIA Headquarters Building in Langley, Virginia, U.S. on August 14, 2008. REUTERS/Larry Downing/File Photo TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RTX2UDJ7

The CIA’s overlooked intelligence victory in the 1967 War

Tuesday, May 30, 2017

A convoy of Israeli tanks rolls through the Sinai peninsula during the 1967 Middle East War, widely known as the Six Day War, in this picture released on June 4, 2007 by Israel's Defence Ministry. Forty years ago this week, Israel swept to victory in six days in a war with Egypt, Syria and Jordan, capturing the Sinai peninsula, Golan Heights, Gaza Strip and West Bank, including Arab East Jerusalem. REUTERS/Israeli Defence Ministry/Handout BLACK AND WHITE ONLY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. - RTR1QFP7

Syria and the Six-Day War: A 50-years perspective

Itamar Rabinovich

Tuesday, May 30, 2017