Difference between revisions of "Six Day War"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
(locations) |
m |
||
| Line 7: | Line 7: | ||
|image=Six Day War.jpg | |image=Six Day War.jpg | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | A document from 2017 by the Israeli Archives suggests that [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] organised the attack on the [[USS Liberty]] (on the 8 June [[1967]]) in an attempt to blame the [[Egyptian President]] [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] - to provide a [[casus belli]] to facilitate the US entry into the Six-Day War.<ref>http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.800584?utm_content=%2Fus-news%2F1.800584&utm_medium=email&utm_source=smartfocus&utm_campaign=newsletter-daily</ref> | + | A document from 2017 by the Israeli Archives suggests that [[U.S. President]] [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] organised the attack on the [[USS Liberty]] (on the 8 June [[1967]]) in an attempt to blame the [[Egyptian President]] [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] - to provide a [[casus belli]] to facilitate the US entry into the [[1967 Six-Day War]].<ref>http://www.haaretz.com/us-news/1.800584?utm_content=%2Fus-news%2F1.800584&utm_medium=email&utm_source=smartfocus&utm_campaign=newsletter-daily</ref> |
{{SMWDocs}} | {{SMWDocs}} | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{Stub}} | {{Stub}} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:00, 23 October 2023
 | |
| Date | June 5, 1967 - June 10, 1967 |
|---|---|
| Location | Israel, Egypt |
A document from 2017 by the Israeli Archives suggests that U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson organised the attack on the USS Liberty (on the 8 June 1967) in an attempt to blame the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser - to provide a casus belli to facilitate the US entry into the 1967 Six-Day War.[1]
Related Quotation
| Page | Quote | Author | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Menachem Begin | “In June 1967, we again had a choice. The Egyptian Army concentrations in the Sinai approaches do not prove that Nasser was really about to attack us. We must be honest with ourselves. We decided to attack him.” | Menachem Begin | August 1982 |
Many thanks to our Patrons who cover ~2/3 of our hosting bill. Please join them if you can.
