Israel's Defining Wars Against the Arab Nations

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  1. 2. The USSR released a false intelligence report that Israel was massing troops on the ______ border.
  2. 5. The leader of the PLO from it's conception in 1969 until his death in 2004
  3. 8. 2,688 ________ died during the 1973 Yom Kippur war.
  4. 9. President _______ moved the US navy in the mediterranean toward Israel and Syria in response to the threat of a Soviet air attack.
  5. 12. Egyptian troops close the straits of _____ after replacing the UN forces in the region.
  6. 13. The ________ resolutions stated that the Arab nations would not recognize, negotiate with, or make peace with Israel.
  7. 14. The Arab Media pressured Nasser to replace the UN troops in this town on the Sinai Peninsula
  8. 15. Israel conquered this region of Jordan during the Six Day War.
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  1. 1. The PLO hijacked 3 _________ and landed them on an airstrip in Jordan during Black September.
  2. 3. He was the president of Egypt who overthrew the monarchy and was seen by many in the Arab world as a hero to the people.
  3. 4. ____ ______ was the prime minister of Israel during the Six Day War.
  4. 6. Israel effectively wins the Six Day War by catching the Egyptians by surprise and destroying their entire ___ _____.
  5. 7. This man's warning of war was not passed on to Golda Meir.
  6. 10. France gave Israel the necessary components to build a _______ _______ during the Sinai War in 1956.
  7. 11. Israel conquered this region of Syria during the Six Day War.