The Scuttling of the Armistice: Israel, Lebanon, and the Geopolitics of 1967

The June 1967 Arab-Israeli War dramatically altered the geopolitical landscape of the Middle East, leaving Israel in firm military occupation of the Sinai Peninsula, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights. Israel’s subsequent strategic decision to retain control over these conquered territories – rather than restore them to Egypt, Jordan, and Syria […] By Mohammad Fakih