There have been a few articles marking the 40th anniversary of The Six Day War that I want to share, in case you haven't had an opportunity to see them.
In no particular order is the Economist's briefing on 40 years since Israel's astonishing victory. You can read it here - It's a succinct but painful read. For a contrary view to the Economist read Steve Plocker of Yediot Ahronoth (Ynetnews) on how The Economist is wrong. In The New Yorker, David Reminck reviews Tom Segev's latest book "1967" and explains "Why the Six-Day War is still being fought". The article is as much a meditation on Israeli revisionist historians and is fascinating. To wrap up, in case you haven't had your fill, read this op-ed by Tom Segev in the New York Times here.
There is so much more to say, and we should/shall discuss it. But it is approaching Shabbat, so I will simply close by inviting you to join us on Thursday June 21st for a meeting of Po'alei Tzion, Emanu-El's Israel Task Force at Temple Emanu-El. However we asses Israel's current state of affairs (I trust by now my perspective is clear), let no one doubt, whatever the challenges, that the future of the Jews and Judaism runs through Israel.
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