International Affairs- Israel Dimona
Aya Kantorovich
Scott Weiner 34
5 April 2013
I, Aya Kantorovich, affirm that I have completed this assignment in accordance with the Code of Academic Integrity.
This paper questions the primary reason for the 1967 Six Day War in Israel. From a realist perspective, Israel’s Defense Force military intervention into surrounding Arabic countries resulted from the competition of states to acquire nuclear weapons, while from a liberal perspective, the military intervention was in response to the instability both within the nation and internationally. After analyzing evidence regarding both hypotheses, the liberal perspective aligns accordingly with Israel’s military intervention in 1967. The reader will be directed through Middle Eastern history leading up to 1967, a relevant literature review, two key hypotheses, an analysis of these hypotheses, and finally a brief conclusion of all stated information. The Six Day War was sparked by Israel acquiring nuclear warheads and the failure of the United Nations to maintain a neutral environment on the Strait of Tiran. This came in accordance with recent interactions between the United States and Israel in 1956 during the Suez Crisis that also led to strained relationships with the United Nations (Thomas 127). During the Suez Crisis, both the UN and the US advised Israel against attacking Egypt because of the Egyptian brigade on the Strait of Tiran. The events leading up to the blockade were an effect of Egypt’s plan of nationalizing the Strait of Tiran, a main economic passageway for Israel in the Red Sea. The President of Egypt at the time, Gamal Abdal Nassar, was interested in further strengthening the country’s military supplies, and therefore inquired about purchasing military weapons from the US. However, Eisenhower was unable to grant permission for selling weapons to Egypt due to the fear that Egypt would use the weapons against Israel. Therefore, Egypt turned to the Soviet Union and invested in weapons,
Scott Weiner 34
5 April 2013
I, Aya Kantorovich, affirm that I have completed this assignment in accordance with the Code of Academic Integrity.
This paper questions the primary reason for the 1967 Six Day War in Israel. From a realist perspective, Israel’s Defense Force military intervention into surrounding Arabic countries resulted from the competition of states to acquire nuclear weapons, while from a liberal perspective, the military intervention was in response to the instability both within the nation and internationally. After analyzing evidence regarding both hypotheses, the liberal perspective aligns accordingly with Israel’s military intervention in 1967. The reader will be directed through Middle Eastern history leading up to 1967, a relevant literature review, two key hypotheses, an analysis of these hypotheses, and finally a brief conclusion of all stated information. The Six Day War was sparked by Israel acquiring nuclear warheads and the failure of the United Nations to maintain a neutral environment on the Strait of Tiran. This came in accordance with recent interactions between the United States and Israel in 1956 during the Suez Crisis that also led to strained relationships with the United Nations (Thomas 127). During the Suez Crisis, both the UN and the US advised Israel against attacking Egypt because of the Egyptian brigade on the Strait of Tiran. The events leading up to the blockade were an effect of Egypt’s plan of nationalizing the Strait of Tiran, a main economic passageway for Israel in the Red Sea. The President of Egypt at the time, Gamal Abdal Nassar, was interested in further strengthening the country’s military supplies, and therefore inquired about purchasing military weapons from the US. However, Eisenhower was unable to grant permission for selling weapons to Egypt due to the fear that Egypt would use the weapons against Israel. Therefore, Egypt turned to the Soviet Union and invested in weapons,
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