Israel’s victory in 1967 gave it decisive control over its current territory, the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, the Golan Heights and Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, but left it the uneasy ruler of a large Palestinian minority who continue to demand sovereignty.
Although Israel won the 1967 war, tripling its size and seizing essential water resources, it failed to achieve peace with its Arab neighbours. Apart from destabilising regional security, the war also fractured Tel Aviv’s relations with Europe. But former IDF commander Maj.-Gen. (Res.) Gershon Hacohen believes Israel’s control over the West Bank and the Golan Heights is only an excuse for the EU to snub the Jewish state.
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