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Force to protect its people, israel mounted a preemptive strike. Over just six days, israel deleted the egyptian air force, we took the golan heights, and return the city of jerusalem. [applause] the sixday redefined israel and americas relationship with the young jewish state. So tonight we come together to discuss the war and its impacts. This is six days in june. [begin video] end vido] video] is not only a native of the city of jerusalem but he is servingly currently as its merit. Please welcome the mayor of jerusalem. And one of israels leading authors and thinkers. Chronicles the story of the israeli paratroopers who reunified jerusalem. Pleaseand gentlemen, welcome him. You were the only one of the four of us actually living in jerusalem during the war. What do you remember of the days leading up to and during the war. Was sevenyearsold. I remember prewar, helping the soldiers dig trenches and fill sandbags right around my home. We were a few hundred yards from the Demilitarized
Everybody. 50 years ago israel fought a war for its survival. By the summer of 1967, 250,000 arab troops amassed on israels borders. Forced to protect its people, israel mounted a preemptive strike. Over just six days, israel defeated the egyptian air force, retook the sinai peninsula, the Golan Heights and reunified the city of jerusalem. [ applause ] the sixday war redefined israel and americans relationship with the young jewish state so tonight we come together to discuss the war and its impact. This is six days in june. With us this evening to talk about the sixday war and impact are three incredible guests. Michael oren is former israeli ambassador [ applause ] the former israeli ambassador to the United States as some of you may know and serves as a member and a deputy minister for diplomacy in the Prime Ministers office, also the author of six days of war, one of the most highly regarded books on the sixday war. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome again ambassador michael oren