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Showing posts with label Arab-Israeli Wars. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Arab-Israeli Wars. Show all posts
Friday, August 30, 2019
Arab-Israeli Wars Article
Counterfact Magazine is finally digitalizing things, here's a link to the old article I did about the Arab Israeli Wars for their Millennium Wars game.
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Israeli Memorial Day
The Times of Israel notes:
That's five major wars; 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973 and 1982. Those interested in what a NATO-WP conflict would have looked like should read up on the 1973 Yom-Kippur War.
The Israelis whooped the Egyptians four times.
The 1982 invasion of Lebanon is interesting becuase the Israelis fought the Syrians and the terrorist PLO. The IAF scored an 86-0 victory against the Syrian Arab Air Force. From then on no Arab country wanted to fight a conventional war with the Israelis.
Israel came to a standstill on Wednesday morning with a two-minute memorial siren at 11 a.m. commemorating the 23,646 fallen members of the security forces and 3,134 victims of terrorist attacks.
That's five major wars; 1948, 1956, 1967, 1973 and 1982. Those interested in what a NATO-WP conflict would have looked like should read up on the 1973 Yom-Kippur War.
The Israelis whooped the Egyptians four times.
The 1982 invasion of Lebanon is interesting becuase the Israelis fought the Syrians and the terrorist PLO. The IAF scored an 86-0 victory against the Syrian Arab Air Force. From then on no Arab country wanted to fight a conventional war with the Israelis.
Instead, since 2002 Israel has fought four unconventional wars against terrorists groups. These are 2002's Operation Defensive Shield against the PLO, the failed Hezbollah War of 2006, Operation Cast Lead against Hamas in 2008 and Operation Protective Edge in 2014, also against Hamas.
During this time the Israelis have become experts in urban fighting and have developed unique technologies to counter the threat of terror tunnels and missiles.
The next war awaits. An existential conflict pitting Israel against Hezbollah, Syria and Iran.
Monday, June 5, 2017
Six Days of Victory.
Today marks the 50th anniversary of the 6 Day War. Those interested in this Israeli war and others may enjoy my own Israel at War.
Basically, the Arabs talked themselves into the conflict. After Syria got a bloody nose in an air battle over Damascus, Assad ratcheted up his anti-Israel rhetoric. In Egypt, Nasser resented the good press Assad was getting in the Arab world so he one upped Assad and threatened to reoccupy the demilitarized Sinai and so on and so forth....
Surrounded by enemies Israel Pearl Harbored the Arab world and launched a daring night time sneak attack which destroyed most of the Egyptian and Syrian air forces on the ground. Nasser hit the panic button and ordered the Egyptian Army to withdrawal. The Egyptians retreated in disarray and were set upon by the advancing Israelis.
Assad and Nasser tricked Jordan's Hussein into joining the war, resulting in Jordan's defeat as well and the current on-going, never to end Palestinian situation. Hussein discussed the whole sorry episode in a book.
As noted before, we find the '73 War far more interesting. That said the Six Day War established Israel as a fact on the ground. The nation now had strategic space and the Arabs once and for all had to give up their dream of destroying the Jewish State. Egypt only got the Sinai back after signing a peace treaty. To this day the two governments cooperate closely on security matters.
Before all that, however, the Arab world responded to Israel's crushing victory with its infamous Khartoum statement and three no's, 'No Peace, no recognition, no negotiation.' There followed the War of Attrition, precursor to the Yon Kippur War.
Basically, the Arabs talked themselves into the conflict. After Syria got a bloody nose in an air battle over Damascus, Assad ratcheted up his anti-Israel rhetoric. In Egypt, Nasser resented the good press Assad was getting in the Arab world so he one upped Assad and threatened to reoccupy the demilitarized Sinai and so on and so forth....
Surrounded by enemies Israel Pearl Harbored the Arab world and launched a daring night time sneak attack which destroyed most of the Egyptian and Syrian air forces on the ground. Nasser hit the panic button and ordered the Egyptian Army to withdrawal. The Egyptians retreated in disarray and were set upon by the advancing Israelis.
Assad and Nasser tricked Jordan's Hussein into joining the war, resulting in Jordan's defeat as well and the current on-going, never to end Palestinian situation. Hussein discussed the whole sorry episode in a book.
As noted before, we find the '73 War far more interesting. That said the Six Day War established Israel as a fact on the ground. The nation now had strategic space and the Arabs once and for all had to give up their dream of destroying the Jewish State. Egypt only got the Sinai back after signing a peace treaty. To this day the two governments cooperate closely on security matters.
Before all that, however, the Arab world responded to Israel's crushing victory with its infamous Khartoum statement and three no's, 'No Peace, no recognition, no negotiation.' There followed the War of Attrition, precursor to the Yon Kippur War.
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