JUNE ‘67 - SIX DAYS OF WAR PART 3: The Die is Cast

In six days, Israel attacked and defeated the armies of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, redrawing the map of the Middle East. Why did the war happen? Why did Israel win so decisively, despite being outnumbered and surrounded? How does this war impact the current state of affairs with Israel and its neighbors?

This episode covers the start of the Six Day War, in which Israel launches a surprise attack on Egypt, Jordan joins the war against Israel, and the first three days of the war play out. This includes the Israeli air attacks against the Egyptian Air Force, the Israeli offensive in the Sinai, the Jordanian attempt to seize West Jerusalem, and the Israeli offensive into the West Bank.