Yonah Jeremy Bob
Jerusalem Post, June 24, 2025
“… what it did during these 12 days was more important for all of the Iranian proxies to see – their leader pummeled into submission.”
Although Israel’s founding was made possible through the 1948 Independence War, it is the 1967 Six Day War that reordered the Middle East and framed Israel’s identity in 2025.
And yet, Israel’s 12-day war against Iran may have outdone its achievements during the Six Day War on multiple fronts.
During the Six Day War, Israel defeated three countries, Egypt, Syria, and Jordan.
It also conquered vast new territories, including the Sinai, the Golan, the West Bank, and east Jerusalem, including the Old City and the Temple Mount.
And until it did so, the average person thought that those three countries were most likely going to sweep Israel into the sea, not that the Jewish state would rout them and gain/regain lands.
On top of that, Israel also devised a daring surprise attack plan and had some substantial luck (or divine help in the view of some religious circles), but it turned out that if someone had known the insider status and readiness of both sides, Israel probably should have won and by a good margin. ….SOURCE