Israeli Military and the Origins of the 1967 War

<p>This new book looks at the relationship between the Israeli armed forces the government and the origins of the 1967 War. </p><p>Ami Gluska discusses the effect of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Israel’s defense policy between 1963-1967 against the backdrop of the developments in the Middle East. In addition he describes in detail the decision-making process leading to the Arab-Israeli Six Day War in June 1967 through the prism of the relations between the military and political echelons. He shows how the Six Day War was a watershed event in the Middle-Eastern conflict and had a profound effect on the development of the Palestinian problem and the character of the State of Israel over the past four decades. </p><p>This book will be of great interest to students of Middle Eastern politics strategic studies Israeli politics and military history in general.</p>