everybody. 50 years ago israel fought a war for its survival. by the summer of 1967, 250,000 arab troops amassed on israel s 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 six-day war redefined israel and american s 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 six-day 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 minister s office, also the author of six days of war, one of the most highly regarded books on the six-day war. ladies and gentlemen, please welcome a
affairs committee known as apac held its annual conference in washington, d.c. one panel discussed 1967 six-day war. we ll also hear from california congresswoman grace napolitano on the water conservation efforts in her state. please welcome founding editor of the times of israel david horovitz. good evening again, everybody. 50 years ago israel fought a war for its survival. by the summer of 1967, 250,000 arab troops amassed on israel s 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. the six-day war redefined israel and american 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 six-day war and its impact are three incredible guests. michael oren is the former israeli ambassa
please welcome from the 32nd congressional district of california, grace napolitano. good day to all of you and welcome to my working office sort to speak. water. about 71% of the earth surface is water. but you would never know it by the pictures of my own state of california over the past few years. my constituents and i lived through the worst drought on record since recordkeeping began 100 years ago. and as californians in the audience knows, drought affects everything and everybody. washing, bathing, brushing, gardening, farming, eating. you name it. and water restrictions aren t friendly conditions either for business. imagine your favorite restaurant or local starbucks being short on water. the challenges of water scarcity are ongoing even when the drought ends and ours has not. you have to be smart and plan ahead. and that is what compelled me to lead efforts in congress to invest in new water technologies including desalination and recycling. [ applause ] t