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Author Quigley, John B

Title The Six-Day War and Israeli self-defense : questioning the legal basis for preventive war / John Quigley
Published Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2013

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Contents Who was to blame and why it matters -- The Syrian connection -- Egypt flexes its muscle -- Historical opportunity for Israel -- Britain has a plan -- Southern passage : Aqaba as cause for war -- "The Americans will not sit shiva" -- How to attack : "we have to be the victims" -- Turkey shoot -- Cover-up in the Security Council -- Security Council "in the dark" -- Cover-up in the General Assembly -- How to read the silence on aggression -- The experts fall in line -- No threat? no matter -- War by mistake -- Defending in advance -- A new doctrine of preventive war -- Permanent takeover? -- Blocking the path to peace
Summary Seeks to provide a corrective on the 1967 war between Israel and Arab states using documents declassified by key governments
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
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SUBJECT Jakōb Patriarcha gnd
Subject Israel-Arab War, 1967 -- Law and legislation
Self-defense (International law)
HISTORY -- Middle East -- General.
Legislation
Self-defense (International law)
Sechstagekrieg
Präventivkrieg
Selbstverteidigung Völkerrecht
Form Electronic book
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