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Article: Legacy of 1967 war may be worse for Israelis than for Arabs.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
- Article date:
- June 16, 2002
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Byline: Gwynne Dyer
Thirty-five years is not much as anniversaries go, but there are things to discuss so it will have to do. It is just 35 years since Israel won a crushing victory in the June 1967 war and quadrupled the amount of territory it controlled in less than a week. It was a calamity for both sides, though only one side realized it at the time.
For the Arabs, the catastrophe was complete, immediate and largely irreversible. In their first two wars with Israel, there had been excuses for defeat despite their huge numerical superiority. This time, there was none.
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