Israel's Defining Wars

2. The _______ was the route of demarcation that formed the de facto border between the new state of Israel and its eastern Arab neighbor.
5. The Israeli Defense Minister in the picture below (center).
6. The state of political hostility that existed between the world's two superpowers from 1945 to 1989.
8. Britain and France were concerned about this waterway.
9. On May 13, 1967, the ________ relayed misinformation to Syria and Egypt alleging a massive Israeli military buildup in preparation for an attack.
10. The United States didn’t want to get bogged down in a war in the Middle East since it was already militarily over-extended by the conflict in __________ during the late 60s and early 70s.
13. Jordanian King
14. Israel attacked ________ the morning the war began on June 5, 1967.
16. Secretary of State _____________ warned that Israel would receive no U.S. assistance if the Jewish state attacked first in 1973
18. The Israeli Cabinet, in a 12-2 vote, opted for a ________ strike the night before the war began in 1967.
19. On May 22, 1967, Egypt ordered the _______ closed to all Israeli shipping and imports.

1. This country’s king personally delivered a message about an impending attack in 1973.
3. The terror group ___________ from the 1972 Olympic Games took its name from the conflict between Jordan and Palestinian militants.
4. The “Three Nos” were signed here by the Arab League.
7. The image below represents the IDF recapturing the ___________ of Jerusalem.
11. Egyptian President
12. The Egyptian President ordered the [Acronym] to withdraw from the Sinai on May 16th.
15. President ________ believed Israel should not make itself responsible for the initiation of hostilities with the Arabs in 1967. He said, “Israel will not be alone unless it decides to go alone.”
17. Egyptian President
18. By the late 60s, Yasser Arafat led the _______ [Acronym], the “sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people.”