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
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