Coverage of 50 years of Israel’s ‘occupation’ neglects Palestinians’ role
The mostly one-sided Western media coverage of the 50th anniversary of the 1967 Six Day War has generated the need for reflection on truths often omitted or marginalized.
Veteran Joseph Weiss remembers trenches of Six-Day War
Joseph Weiss was barely 18 years old when the Six Day War broke out on June 5, 1967, just a year after he began his military service in Israel.
The long shadow of the Six-Day War
The war may have only lasted six days but its impact was immediate and its legacy is still felt – and debated – fifty years later.
The catch of 1967
In Milkud 67, Micha Goodman argues Israel should acknowledge the Palestinian Authority as the Palestinian state. This could make it possible for its leaders to shelve their mythology of throwing the Jews into the sea and let their people to lead much more dignified lives.
Remembering what actually happened in 1967
In the weeks preceding the war, the Israeli airwaves were full of anti-Israel propaganda, mostly coming from Egypt and Syria, promising the country’s annihilation.
‘My soul was ready for this mission:’ Yifat on ’67 war
The former reservist paratrooper and a squadron leader recounted how he and his comrades had prepared for an attack in the Sinai once the war started. He said, “My soul was ready for this mission after so many years of training.”
Take pride in Israel’s hard-fought victories
Some younger, misinformed Jews, having adopted a narrative of their people’s modern history that is distorted or untrue, attempt to loosen the thread binding us to the only sovereign Jewish state in the world.
