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| June 2nd, 1967: Moshe Dayan, a war hero and Minister of Agriculture, was appointed to the position of Israeli Minister of Defense by the Prime minister, Levi Eshkol. During the Six Day War, he personally oversaw the capture of East Jerusalem. He had a trademark eye-patch which he wore everywhere due to an incident in February of 1941, where glass from binoculars went into his eye, blinding it beyond repair. He was born on May 20th, 1915, and died October 16th, 1981. |
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| June 5th, 1967: Israel launches an airborne attack on Egypt, Jordan, and Syria in an attempt to stop an sure attack from the three countries on Israel. Egyptian Militia had gathered in bases close to Israel and had planned on attacking Israel the next day. Israel launched a surprise attack on their bases, destroying over 85% of the Egyptian air force in a matter of hours. |
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| June 7th, 1967: Israel takes over the holy city of Jerusalem in Jordan. At 9 a.m., Israeli forces stormed the city, and by 10 a.m. the entire city had been overcome by the force of the Israeli military. This was a huge win for Israel, because Jerusalem has been considered the Holy Land for many centuries, especially to the Jewish, Muslim, and Christian religions. In taking the city away from the Muslims, the Jewish community was in a way showing their superiority and dominance over the culture. |
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| June 10th, 1967: The Six Day War of 1967 ends, with Israel coming out as the obvious winner. In the end, Israel gained over 42000 square miles in land. These territories Israel gained are called the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, the Sinai Peninsula, and West Bank. After the war had ended, Egypt, Jordan, and the other countries that had fought in the war demanded these territories back, but Israel refused them. |
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| June 19th, 1967: Israel offers a Peace Treaty to all countries that had fought in the Six Day War in it's attempts to be formally recognized by these countries as it's own interdependent country. During the following months, these countries reject any and all talks of Peace between themselves and Israel. They also demand for Israel to return the land gained during the war, but Israel refused. |
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