The second part of the october war investigates the israeli counterattack on both fronts, pushing syrian and supporting arab forces back across the ceasefire line, and taking control of territory. Morris divides the initial conflict before the fullscale war into two distinct phases. With the decline of the 19871993 first palestinian intifada, the interim oslo accords led to the creation of the palestinian national authority. Oct 04, 2017 this week marks the fortyfourth anniversary of the beginning of the 1973 arabisraeli war. Military effectiveness, 19481991 begins with the first of egypts engagements with israel, and ends with the gulf war, devoting a chapter each to the aforementioned nations. It was the war that created the modern geopolitical configuration of israels borders and it is worth stopping to consider it. Arabisraeli wars, series of military conflicts between israeli and various arab forces, most notably in 194849, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006. It is often used as a textbook in upperlevel modern middle east history courses for just that reason.
The 1973 war has had an enormous impact on all the complex of factors that enter into the arabisraeli conflict. Sixday war in the golan heights israeli tanks advancing on the golan heights during the sixday war between arab and israeli forces, june 10, 1967. The war was a surprise attack on yom kippur, the jewish day of atonement. This played into israeli bands and when colda meir became israel s first female prime minister in 1969 she obdu. The first arabisraeli war, fought in 194749, confirmed. Oct 07, 2016 yesterday was the 43rd anniversary of the 1973 arabisraeli war. Israeli troops in jerusalem in the 1967 sixday war. In any event, a major transition in the middle east came on. Professor michael marrus of the university of toronto calls achcars book essential reading for anyone who seeks a balanced understanding of the. Overview and analysis of the conflict introduction this study examines the military operations of the major combatantsegypt, syria, and israelduring the october 1973 middle east war. Benny morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened israeli and western documentation. Turkeys future role in the middle east is likely to expand, but it will remain limited for a number of reasons.
It is intended to uncover indications of future force developments. 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. Politics, charity, and terrorism in the service of jihad by matthew levitt, the yom kippur war. The arab israeli conflict is one that touches on so many painful emotions and biases that no book will be deemed fair or unbiased by all concerned. The suezsinai war 1956 arab israeli warssuezsinai war of 1956.
Recently the latter trend was highhghted by kosygins remarks asserting a line of active aid to the arab antiisraeli struggle 10 december and by increasing reportage in soviet propaganda of the activities and exploits of the guemlla movement. Israeli tanks advancing on the golan heights during the sixday war. Transjordan took control of the remainder of the west bank and eastjerusalem, putting it under military. These include turkeys differing political culture and geographic marginality, as well as the fact that other regionssuch as the balkans, cyprus, and the states of the former soviet unionare of greater importance to. During the weeks of danger preceding the sixday war, jewry throughout the world rallied to israels aid. These include israels war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday. The arabisraeli conflict has been going on continuously for 63 years. When britain accepted palestine as a mandate, it expected to establish two states. But in less than 24 hours, israel had mobilised two armoured divisions, which soon turned the. By contrast, israeli troops grew to about 100,000, and about a quarter of. The war of 1948 was the almost inevitable result of more than half a century of arabjewish friction and conflict that began with the arrival in eretz yisrael the land of israel, or palestine, of the first jewish immigrants from eastern europe in the early 1880s.
The arab countries losses in the conflict were disastrous. Within days, arab league declares war and invades israel. Turkeys role in the middle east united states institute of. The first arabisraeli war by benny morris 524pp, yale. Mandate runs out, but the country is war weary and out of money. The suezsinai war 1956 arabisraeli warssuezsinai war of 1956. Roger louis and avi shlaim frontmatter more information notes on contributors tew. However, smiths book does a very good job of attempting to be as close to unbiased as possible. The war in october draws on rare film archive selected from many sources around the world, along with graphic illustrations, maps, and animated sequences to plot. Please use the following information, links and sources to learn more about the war in which israel captured east jerusalem, the west bank, gaza, the sinai, and the golan heights. The israeli losses were heavy and the course of the war seemed to lay squarely within arab hands.
Declared israeli sovereignty in palestine in 1949 after the first arab israeli war. By the end of the war, about 760,000 palestinians had fled into surrounding arab countries, abandoning their property and possessions in the areas that were incorporated into the state of israel. Its consequences are still with us, and, like most important historical moments, it. A guide to the arabisraeli conflict jewish virtual library. The war had farreaching implications for many nations. The presentation continues to advance through the years chronologically and discusses the formation of the plo, the six day war, the yom kippur war and finally attempts at peace with the camp david accords in 1979. First israel was managed by the british mandate, and later it was manipulated by the us and the su. List of books and articles about arabisraeli conflict. The arabisraeli wars by netanel lorch in december 1946 at the first postwar zionist congress in basle david ben gurion assumed the defense portfolio, including responsibility for the haganah, which at the time concentrated on the struggle against the british. The 1948 or first arabisraeli war was the second and final stage of the 194749 palestine war. The war of ramadan and yom kippur geopolitical futures. The influence of religious belief on foreign policy this thesis seeks to analyze the motives that correlate to nations choices to defend one side to the exclusion of the other side in the arabisraeli conflict. Its outcome led to the camp david accords, which ended the state of war between israel and egypt, and it cemented the regime of hafez alassad in syria.
The arabisraeli conflict is one that touches on so many painful emotions and biases that no book will be deemed fair or unbiased by all concerned. The arab israeli conflict has been going on continuously for 63 years. Egypts casualties numbered more than 11,000, with 6,000 for jordan and. The fundamental cause of the yom kippur war was the diplomatic impasse thai followed the sixday war. The war and the future of the arabisraeli conflict foreign.
The 1948 or first arab israeli war was the second and final stage of the 194749 palestine war. Here we bring together its impact on israel and on the jewish communities in the arab countries. Dec 27, 20 yom kippur war, or the fourth arab israeli war, was fought from october 6 to october 26, 1973 by a coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria against israel. Soviet policy and the 1967 arabisraeli war memorandum to recipients the course of events befwe, during, and after the arabismeli war of 1967 pvides a apse srrcdy of the dilemmas and dangers which raise when the soviet union seeks to implement its basic middle fist strategy of support for the arab mtionalist movements. The status of jewish citizens in arab states worsened during the 1948 israeliarab war. 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. Known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan or october war in egypt and syria, the dramatic events of october 1973 profoundly altered the course of middle east politics, eventually leading to the 1979 egyptianisraeli peace treaty and. With the exception of the britishtrained arab legion of transjordan, most of the arab troops were ill prepared for battle. At the khartoum summit ofaugust 1967 the arahs issued their three noes. United states middle east policy and united nations deliberations. Assaf kutin the state of israel government press office. The arabisraeli conflict 66 the mapai party won the elections in israel for the first parliament. Sixday war, also called june war or third arabisraeli war, brief war that took place june 510, 1967, and was the third of the arabisraeli wars.
Israel still has peace treaties with only two arab states, egypt and jordan. The egyptianisraeli war 1973first victory of arabs. Civil war in mandatory palestine arab israeli war phases truces major operations displayed on map november 29 the united nations passes resolution 181, calling for the partition of palestine into separate states for the arab and jewish populations and an end to the british mandate over the land. Arabisraeli war of narratives, a monumental study that contributes to two fi elds simultaneously. The sixday war 1967 war, continued fedayeen attacks provoke israeli disproportionate retaliation. Roger louis and avi shlaim frontmatter more information viii contents 10 france and the june 1967 war 247 jeanpierre filiu 11 the 1967 war and the demise of arab nationalism. Today, however, the arab israeli conflict no longer exists. 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. Jun 02, 2017 the arab israeli war that took place in june of 1967 was undeniably a major watershed in modern middle eastern history and a fundamental inflection point in the arab israeli conflict. Antijewish riots erupted throughout the arab world in december 1947, and jewish communities were hit particularly hard in aleppo and britishcontrolled aden, with hundreds of dead and injured. The arabisraeli conflict in 10 points the irish times. An undergraduate honors thesis presented to the department of international studies at the university of oregon colin m.
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. The egyptianisraeli war 1973 more than 0 israeli soldiers died in this war, egypt got their land back from israel, egypt distroyed world strongest defence of israel also used water canons imported from germany. Not all observers reckon this as a war, which accounts for the fact that some refer to the october war of 1973 as the fourth and others as the fifth arabisraeli war. 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. They are the best weapons we have to insure that truth triumphs over fiction. Pdf the 1967 arabisraeli war is rightly seen by most scholars as a turning point in the history of the middle east. Holocaust studies and the intellectual history of the arabislamic world. On 15 may 1948, the civil war transformed into an interstate conflict between israel and the arab states due to the israeli declaration of independence. 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. Lessonlesson 2 the arabisraeli conflictthe arabisraeli. The arab israeli 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. Turkeys role in the middle east united states institute. Egypt, jordan and syria with forces from iraq entered palestine and took control of arab areas and then attacked the israeli forces.
He was an associate professor at cairo university 2000 and the american univer. History nationalist and independence movements history. This history of the foundational war in the arab israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. By midoctober, arab forces in the war zones rose to about 55,000, including up to 5,000 palestine liberation force irregulars. Discuss how the arab armies did not work together as was explained by ann lesch on day two 4. The study of these changes will take many years and many hands.
The war and the future of the arabisraeli conflict. 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. Syria and palestine refused to participate in peace talks otherwise their disputes could also be resolved. The next day, the arab league nations joined the palestinian arabs in an attack on the israelis, beginning the war known as the 1948 arabisraeli war, the 1948 palestine war, or the israeli war of independence. Certainly the key intelligence achievement that carried the day for helms and the cia under johnson was the agencys strikingly accurate analysis about the arabisraeli war of june 1967. Timeless lessons from the october 1973 arabisraeli war. Arabisraeli wars, conflicts in 194849, 1956, 1967, 197374, and 1982 between israel and the arab states. The 1967 arab israeli war is rightly seen by most scholars as a turning point in the history of the middle east. The nature of the conflict has shifted over the years from the largescale, regional arabisraeli conflict to a more local israelipalestinian conflict, which peaked during the 1982 lebanon war. The six day war 1967 this page deals with the sixday war of 1967. Relevant actors israel, the european 77 union, and the united states required criteria 77. The history of the arabisraeli conflict part i since 1922 and the establishment of the british mandate for palestine, the question of what to do with palestine had been a continuing problem. It was one of those rare instances when unpoliticized intelligence had a specific, clearcut, and immediate impact on us foreign policy.
It formally began following the end of the british mandate for palestine at midnight on 14 may 1948. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the war s political dimensions. Turkeys role in the middle east patricia carley united states institute of peace. Tensions between israel and the arabs have been complicated and heightened by the political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of the great powers. The arab israeli wars by netanel lorch in december 1946 at the first post war zionist congress in basle david ben gurion assumed the defense portfolio, including responsibility for the haganah, which at the time concentrated on the struggle against the british.
A concise history of the arabisraeli conflict, fourth edition. Huge numbers of jewish immigrants, mainly from eastern europe and arab countries, doubled the population of israel within three years. The arabisraeli war that took place in june of 1967 was undeniably a major watershed in modern middle eastern history and a fundamental inflection point in. Sutherlin university of louisiana, monroe united states of america from the opening gambit, benny morris, a professor of history in. 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. The research focuses on the division between the united states and the european union in the. Fought between israel and the coalition of arab states following israels declaration of independence.
Israel s decisive victory included the capture of the sinai peninsula, gaza strip, west bank, old city of jerusalem, and the golan heights. The partys leader, david ben gurion, became israels first prime minister. Jun 26, 2008 certainly the key intelligence achievement that carried the day for helms and the cia under johnson was the agencys strikingly accurate analysis about the arabisraeli war of june 1967. Bard october 2011 vi preface john adams, argument in defense of the soldiers in boston massacre trial, december 1770.