Why 3 Arab Nations Lost the Six-Day War Against Israel (Documentary)

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In just six days in 1967 Israel managed to decisively defeat Egypt, Jordan and Syria in the Six Day War. In the process they expand the territory they control with the Golan Heights, Sinai, the West Bank and Gaza.
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Presented by: Jesse Alexander
Written by: Michael Adato, Jesse Alexander
Director: Toni Steller
Editing: Philipp Appelt
Motion Design: Philipp Appelt
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Research by: Michael Adato
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[@HistoryHaty]

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[@0connor-L13]

Dude get it right killing civillians and never ending an occupation is not a war. But simply a war on unarmed civilians. You could never understand coz no one in your generation lived it but south africa understands.

[@udeorahephraimkenechukwu9591]

Khj 9p00p

[@davidgibson3631]

Leonid brezhnev commented on the Arab bloc from the war of 1967 to 1973 as follows: "We gave them (Arab) the most sensitive equipment but they wanted to fight so we gave them twice as much tanks and armor, 3 times more artillery and even 2 times more air defense systems with anti-tank weapons. Equipped with more teeth than Vietnam, but when they lose they get angry and curse that we can't help them. Sadat also had to call and ask us to send troops to help them. We said no to them they said we were traitors.

[@georgevavoulis4758]

Americans ,British and French did help Israel in 1967 Six Day War.

[@BonsterBar]

Realities of war. When you lose a war, you lose resources and land.

[@steveharvey6421]

nature is cruel and so is war.

[@markrobinson9956]

Don't make promises your armies cannot keep. When you lose a war, results are bad.

[@chrismurphy3124]

They lost those things before the war though....

[@The_Curious_Cat]

That's more why war happens. Everyone is just eyeing the neighbours stuff because they want their resources and land. But in the end war is pretty useless. Especially nowadays with a world shared economy. But some people still just want to make war because they are on their cosy offices pointing at a map thinking it's a family fun game of Risk. Also because of stupid hatred based on some idiotic religion about some sky daddy they never met or a fantasy book nobody knows who wrote.

[@sosososososo4148]

Thats a world nature. Only urselves to blame for losing

[@itayil9319]

This is the simplest way to define Quality vs Quantity

[@davidfinder291]

The Israeli's almost had more troops.

[@UCSMJCKA]

Population wise Israel is much smaller than those countries 😂

[@json5467]

The arab world IS the ocean's froth after all.

[@Gaming_Channelorsomething]

@@UCSMJCKA I wonder why, definitely not because Israel is a young country with barely much land?

[@Gaming_Channelorsomething]

@@UCSMJCKA plus, they still won 💀

[@hannahskipper2764]

That shows the difference between going in with a plan and just going in mad.

[@Just-One-God]

Noted.

[@sandypanda1]

"I see red when I'm mad." The results.

[@wulfheort8021]

Veterans from the international legion for the defense of Ukraine also explain how the foreign volunteers usually perform better than Ukrainian squads, because of the different methods they use. Western volunteers plan ahead of the mission very extensively, getting every soldier involved (so even the privates). Ukrainian soldiers rather just go in and find out and then adapt.

[@BabyIshii]

This is nothing India defeated paxtan in 71 with America behind thier back and with better equipped army Wrong intentions never win

[@wulfheort8021]

@@BabyIshii "wrong intentions never win" is the dumbest thing ever.

[@karlandersson8652]

This comment section is going to be interesting. The actual comment section: "This comment section is going to be interesting"

[@princegroove]

Facts. 😂

[@ReySchultz121]

And repeat.

[@blueblack3591]

Haha true

[@andrewroberts7428]

interesting!

[@brucefale6132]

Comments are irrelevant. Its already part of history.

[@joselitogonzales1063]

They attack, they lose, they play victim 😅

[@roeydah]

It's somehow always like that

[@Srfs777]

@@roeydahdoes this include the 106+ expulsions? 😂

[@h.w.barlow6693]

​@@Srfs777That's why they have Israel the based ethnostate.

[@joujou_official]

Facts

[@sploster938]

but israel attacked?

[@SomeoneFromBeijing]

I've read several books about this war. The authors had different opinions, but my main takeaway is that the Arab Cold War was the main cause. Arab leaders were pushing each other to war while knowing that none of them had the strength to actually win. Their main goal was always to gain more domestic popular support and to become the leader of the Arab World. The distrust and lack of coordination basically declared their defeat before the first salvo was fired.

[@carlospargamendez4784]

Obviously Israel is innocent, except...one ethnic cleansing, the Absentees law of 1950 and the massacres between 1948 and 1967.

[@Kruppt808]

Very well put. On paper the Arab nations had the numerical edge, but troop for troop especially in leadership and improvisation in the fields EVERY Arab country was outclassed. I have multiple books on this from both sides, I really have to hunker down and read them.😅

[@PlayerAfricanChieften]

dont forget that the US carried the F out of isra*l during every war, yep, now u gotta censor your comments to avoid it getting deleted by TouYube botz

[@RUHappyATM]

IKR. What is it that someone once said: Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

[@gregohb]

Would you say that D-Day was caused by US/UK Cold War against the German people? No. All of Israel was occupied land for 21 years at that point, created by Jewish terror groups and mass violence and murder. So I wonder why the Arabs were not happy, and why the US was not happy about German occupation of France.

[@yakinthebox]

Remember guys, Egyptians said they humiliated Israel in this war.

[@mikel6332]

That's why they lost the Sinai

[@sosososososo4148]

They always blame others for their own faults. It's ridiculous how we Kaffirs have to feel bad for them for being noobs at wars they started even if Arab sides had upper hands on paper

[@The_kneidlach_engineer]

No, they claim this on 1973 war. Big difference. Anyways, Israel won every single war

[@tonysnow759]

That was the 73` war

[@Tobeymctoo]

Eventually they won on the surprise attack but lost the wR also part of north egypt.​@tonysnow759

[@Emcee_Squared]

Egypt didn’t want Gaza back when they got the Sinai back 😩

[@bella-hi4oo]

You can watch the " infidels", Prager u docu. Their was an interview to the daughter of one of the founder of Islamic Jihad

[@wwfjeff]

Because Gaza is for palastinans people not for Egyptian people, also president Sadat had a seat for the palastinans leaders, but they refuse to come, if they had come we wouldn't be in this situation right now, the war in Gaza i mean

[@kennethrobertson8719]

Do you blame them

[@bella-hi4oo]

@@kennethrobertson8719 no..

[@zavtradnem]

yes in 74

[@jangulherme2243]

Despite this lesson, they still insist on poking the bear and then crying foul when they're getting their butts kicked

[@Eran_Haim]

yet Israel is not allowed to kick their butts entirely and drive them home to Arabia, because of western fake morality.

[@mrpirate4100]

the bear who cries each time we are getting wiped out lol

[@madiab21]

Except it's not really a bear. I mean 8 months vs. 6 days? Either Israel isn't as formidable as you were brainwashed to believe. Or, the Arabs never really cared/ fought as you were brainwashed to believe also. Israel hasn't faced a real enemy until now. 3 non state actors are putting up a bigger fight than 3+ armies ever tried.

[@0connor-L13]

Dude get it right killing civillians and never ending an occupation is not a war. But simply a war on unarmed civilians. You could never understand coz no one in your generation lived it but south africa understands.

[@myoptimumpride5178]

​@@0connor-L13If you truly believe that israel is genoociding Palestinians, i dare you to look at statistics of population of Palestine and Cambodia during pol pot reign. What you'll see is a massive population drop in cambodia and what you'll see in palestine is a continuos rise of population.

[@_jpg]

Ain't no way this comment section could become controversial at all...right?

[@_jpg]

Can we agree on Killing = bad, though?

[@darkbozo11]

@@_jpg can we agree on illegal occupation and genocides are bad aswell ?

[@_jpg]

@@darkbozo11 The latter usually involves killing, so obviously yes, while the former makes both significantly easier.

[@balthasargelt4075]

​Cope ​@@darkbozo11

[@jseipp]

never !!!!!

[@tyguy6296]

Arab nations: "we will crush Israel." Israel: "Don't try it... we will mess you up" Arab nations: "ha! impossible. you will break before the might our our combi- WTF?!" Israel: "Warned you..." *spongebob "a few years later" card* Arab nations: "we will crush Israel!" Israel: "..."

[@mucefitadonelly9457]

Accurate

[@KalashVodka175]

Israe attacked « pre-emptively » meaning Israel is the one who initiated the war in truth

[@rafaelrakocza5213]

Arab-Israeli conflict in a nutshell

[@ReTr911]

3 country with the army 6days war 30 k fighters with home made equipment 9 months The Single thing that they achieved is a bunch of war crimes.

[@princegroove]

You need to teach professors this. 😂

[@graceneilitz7661]

For everyone stating that Israel got stuff from the United States, I want to point out that the Arab states got supplies from the Soviet Union. And that the Soviet Union also had fighter pilots in the war, directly having military personnel involved in the fighting.

[@myoptimumpride5178]

USA offered to help israel but israel declined.

[@gabrieljoseph6310]

Israel fought with tanks in the 1945-50s that were upgraded in Israel

[@lisakeitel3957]

But no airplanes, as the video tells.

[@gabrieljoseph6310]

@@lisakeitel3957 French Mirage fighter jets

[@sensei4042]

I don't want to be an Israel shill but it's also worth noting Israel had a lot of its equipment from the French and British, not mainly the Americans Plus, the Americans weren't even aware of Israel's pre-emptive strike until it already happened as far as I know

[@shaider1982]

From this video I was surprised by the amount of info Israeli intelligence got to ensure that the six day war was a success. An Israeli officer posing as a former SS officer for intel purposes has to be peak dedication.

[@danielserene4532]

Look up Eli Cohen. Don't F with Mossad - you just don't know who/where they are.

[@deathbeforedishonor9012]

Deception +50 Audacity +100

[@Kruppt808]

@@deathbeforedishonor9012 Decepacity +151

[@GooseBlack-se3kv]

Six days they work on seven- day they rest. Torah.

[@joujou_official]

@@GooseBlack-se3kv😂😂

[@Christiand2821]

Arab Nations- * Consistently try to eradicate Israel since 1948 * Israel- * Consistently keep the Arab Nations from eradicating them * Arab Nations to the international community- "SEE?!?!?! YOU SEE WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH?!?!?! AREN'T YOU GOING TO DO SOMETHING?!?!?!"

[@xlintx]

And now they fund terrorist groups to use as proxies against Israel.

[@Proud_Hadrami]

Huh? We Arabs did not use chemical wepeons, or you forgot?

[@isaiahmitchell3311]

@@Proud_Hadramibruh. Sadam Hussein, Bashar Al Assad…

[@Proud_Hadrami]

@@isaiahmitchell3311 yeah thats why they were punished by the UN and everybody, we got punished when we did so, we did not even do it on israel, but when you see how UN treat israel even with using chemical wepeons, nobody even cared

[@fredericknutifafamensah4489]

@@Proud_HadramiSaddam H on his own ppl bro…lol

[@MtiuliBichi]

One thing that I noticed in the Arab-Israeli wars is how easily Arabs gave up, especially in the 1948, 1953 and 1967 wars.

[@dogsbecute]

I mean....im no israel shill, but the arab armies were nearly defeated in full. israel pulled a massive victory, it was the arabs war to lose, and they lost spectacularly.

[@epicazeroth]

Kind of inevitable when you lose your whole air force in one day

[@josephd.5524]

yeah, funny how being funded and supplied by foreign superpowers does that

[@MtiuliBichi]

@@dogsbecute Sure but considering their big population and their "small" human losses, I thought they could have continue fighting a bit longer.

[@astebbin]

>Yom Kippur War has entered the chat

[@HeWishesForTheClothesOfHeaven]

When Muslims conquered the territory Palestine in 634 A.D.: "Ha! We have taken this land from Rome by the sword, and it is ours!" After Arab states lost the 1948 and 1967 wars that they instigated: "No fair, guys! You gotta give it back to us! We call take-backs!"

[@RoughWalkers]

24 years after Islam was invented

[@MBenkamoun69]

True, but time has not stopped yet. What was taken by force will be taken back by force. As you can see, the Zionists are surrounded by hundreds of millions of Arabs and Muslims, so it is only a matter of time 😉

[@apathetickid9745]

yeah ikr. hahaha

[@intifadayuri]

the nakba was 100% started by the UK

[@Charlie0l9]

⁠@@intifadayuri as always, jihadi tries to push the blame to someone else 🙄

[@Archeangelous]

One overlooked reason for the Israeli success is this, a common mistake made by many European armies: no one in the IDF leadership said the fighting would be over by Christmas. 🤣

[@bella-hi4oo]

France :Dinner time, it's holiday Israel - you forgot to deliver "Our boats" we "PAID" for it, it's "Ours". IDF- nevermind, we gonna get it ourselves, thanks.. France port guards- 😊😊 France politicians - 😮😮😢😢 🌎 To France military --😂😂😂😂 🎉🎉

[@tryarunm]

You mean it was over by Passover?

[@klipk7296]

who in europe said this?

[@axonice]

@@tryarunm Pass-over

[@axonice]

@@klipk7296 WWI moment

[@jimmypresa9396]

After the 6 days war Palestinians fled to Jordan and they try to over throw king Hussein

[@DontbesaltyxD]

Every country the Palestinians “fled” to they infected with radical Islamist ideology and violence

[@imperiald3864]

Just from the comments u can see why the Israeli win and the arabs lose. When the Israelis lose, they study and learn from their mistakes so they don't repeat them. When arab armies lose they deny they lost or make up excuses. If they ever actual accepted their loses and study how they screwed up, they would be much more effective. It's like the Einstein quote - 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.

[@ramopppp]

True but a lot of what happened was no trust and loyalty. They’re constantly getting bought out and out spied. So the trust issues just grow. Including what’s going on today in Gaza. But warfare literally changes so much and Israel does not have the future generations supporting them.

[@taliabraver]

The people of Israel have brains!

[@caba3995]

​@@taliabravernot anymore they lost them

[@claffy2]

​@@taliabraver Brains but no hearts. All the children dying and starving in Gaza is unacceptable.

[@taliabraver]

@@claffy2 The people in Israel have the biggest hearts.Hamas has no heart.Starts a war with no thought for the people.

[@ronsutton4853]

Imagine being an Israeli soldier back then and taking back your ancestral holy city...simply incredible.

[@sploster938]

when did they take warsaw?

[@Kam-King213]

​@@sploster938😂

[@drnext5007]

there are videos of tons of israelis soldiers praying at the western wall, even the non-religious ones, and everyone is crying from joy

[@ronsutton4853]

@@sploster938 Re you being tongue and cheek?

[@hausofdownboots]

​@@sploster938more than 50% of Israelis are middle easterns

[@epicazeroth]

Really shows the power of air superiority. Also, kind of an embarassing loss for the Arab states there tbh, especially Egypt.

[@realtimehistory]

they did get SAMs for round two for a reason

[@bloodrave9578]

@@realtimehistory They also acquired Soviet ZSU 23/4 SPAAGs (Self Propelled Anti-Aircraft Gun) as well, they proved effective in 1973

[@nexeos]

​@@bloodrave9578And then Sharon crossed the suez.

[@mrpirate4100]

the nature of land open desert relies heavily on air superiority

[@paranoidandroid7718]

Me too! Doesn't matter what actually happened, what's important is how you feel about it. Or, believe some propagandist who rewrote it.

[@peterlynchchannel]

Jesse Alexander, the ONLY history youtuber to call an artillery strike on his own position.

[@aarontheamazing1985]

LMAO

[@pekka1900]

That's funny 😅

[@morgan97475]

I recall looking at the Golan Heights from Tiberias (great bars there BTW). I then realized why that piece of terrain was so important for Israel to hold.

[@neptune3569]

Could you enlighten us as to why?

[@morgan97475]

@@neptune3569 Tiberias sits on the shores of the Sea of Galilee. Directly across on the other shore rises the Golan Heights. It was easy to see that, from the top of the Golan, an enemy force had complete dominance over area below & could easily range every bit of territory with direct & indirect fires.

[@WalterReimer]

@@morgan97475 As shown in the Yom Kippur War, if you have the Heights, you have pretty much a clear path straight to Damascus.

[@skontheroad]

Isn't that the point of this video? ​@@neptune3569

[@Kruppt808]

Thank you. Reading it in history books they tell you all that but in alot more fancy words and it's not easy to understand sometimes.

[@theresaherman]

Old guy here. I don’t have a dog in this fight, but it seems to me, if your nation is surrounded by hostile countries who are fanatatical about destroying your sovereignty, you tend to take your own security extremely high importance. On top of that, you fight like your life and the lives of your citizens depend on it for your survival, because it DOES!

[@Kruppt808]

Extremely well put. It always seemed like the rhetoric of the Arab nations never matched with them seriously trying to build effective army/structure. Not just Jordan either but every nation around Israel. The one time Egypt actually did long term effective planning to fight they only managed to hold their own and get a stalemate more or less in the Yom Kippur War. Compared to their previous wars against Israel this was considered a huge victory.

[@_ArsNova]

Problem is they never should’ve had that “nation” in the first place. It was created by westerners at the expense of the people who lived there for past 1,500 years, and who continue to be repressed and ‘cleansed’ by the Israeli state.

[@alexanderb996]

Yup. Same reason Rhodesia and South Africa had such disproportionately powerful militaries. You have to, or else

[@michaelk4896]

There's one side that claims to be experiencing genocide. And there's one side that has experienced actual genocide.

[@MohOEM]

No, they weren't really that hostile

[@Knox-umbra]

I think an under-appreciated reason for the strength of the IDF is that they very much take officers leading seriously, in most militaries around the world, being an officer means you let the enlisted take it on the chin, which in turn leads to a degree of disrespect and distrust, whereas in the IDF it's expected that officers put themselves in harms way over the enlisted. Leading by example.

[@iliashdz9106]

The most important reasons actually are: Israel attacked first and launched a suprise air raid. Most Arab leaders didn't have much interest in war and didn't expect war to happen. This war was absolutely devestating not only to the affected Arab countries but also to the well unified greater Islamic world. It is not a coincidence that terrorism did not exist in the Islamic world before this war.

[@comet_box9159]

@@iliashdz9106they were interested in the war and terrorism has existed before the war

[@iliashdz9106]

@@comet_box9159 they were not interested in the war as the video explains and terrorism did not exist in the Arab world before the war except for maybe one very specific and unimportant case back in the middle ages

[@comet_box9159]

@@iliashdz9106 terrorism existed before the war, Vikings. And I’m pretty sure they are interested, they wanted Israel gone

[@iliashdz9106]

​@@comet_box9159 Vikings??? Please re-read my comment again carefully this time.

[@Masada1911]

Little donation for having to manage the inevitable mess the comment section will be

[@ghxstie666]

the comment section that never was

[@Masada1911]

@@ghxstie666 yup. I got it wrong lol. Oh well. Cant win em all

[@theawesomeman9821]

Israel never ceases to amaze me. Seriously, the fact that it has survived a hostile neighborhood since 1948, is impressive. It is definitely a talented nation for sure but even so, that alone doesn't explain why Israel has survived with a small population, few resources and fewer friends.

[@1Star.Boy0]

because they’re open-minded, think outside of the box and priorities formal education. Talented alone isn’t enough and overrated. Kudos to Israel 🇮🇱💙

[@wil-zc2iv]

a study in survival of the fittest, adaptation, evolution

[@origami83]

Not being stuck in a theocratic dictatorship really helps, unlike their neighbors.

[@matal.records7046]

access to satellite images from U.S.. maybe ¿ go read this article : The Effects of Aerial and Satellite Imagery on the 1973 Yom Kippur War.. I guess now they also have Nvidia and Elown Muwsk.. lol

[@firstnamelastname4249]

​@@origami83 None of Israel's neighbors is a theocratic "dictatorship"

[@phillipnagle9651]

Closing the Straits of Tiran, an internationally recognized open waterway was an absolute act of war. Egypt may have thought it was just posturing, but it started the war. That it was surprised, is entirely on them.

[@spencerstevens2175]

Bingo

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

They had also ordered the UN out and said the truce was over Israel just managed to have a quicker “draw” similar to the Franco Prussian war

[@bella-hi4oo]

​@@jonathanwilliams1065that's true, during the Korean gulf war , SK seek helped from UN ( Allied countries like Philippines) to stand with them.UN peacekeepers have the right to push back the other side forces if they enter the drawn territorial line.

[@sploster938]

the straights had been closed between 48 and 56 and were only opened after 56 when israel ATTACKED eygpt with the british and french for colonial ambitions this was only stopped when america stepped in and eygpt had to accept a unfair peace deal anyway in 67 all eygpt did was go back on the peace deal also just because you have a just cause for war doesn’t mean you should use it israel was a nuclear power at the time the only reason they invaded was not out of fear but the same reason as always to steal more land

[@jonathanwilliams1065]

@@sploster938 so basically you’re saying Egypt had the right to do whatever it wanted to Israel Oh, and what part of Nasser ended the truce do you not understand?!

[@EggShen905]

I really like your statistical graphic wrap-up at the end. More of that, please!

[@_jpg]

Some people could perhaps realise, that the purpose of historic documentations - as this one - is also to prevent further bloodshed and to show how non-sensical violence is...

[@darkvader8222]

Yeah that's is pro Israeli aphartheid zionist or whatever

[@jseipp]

👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@skontheroad]

Do you have children??

[@darkvader8222]

@@skontheroad this video explain how israel Occupied Palestinian Land

[@jseipp]

@@skontheroad how on earth is that relevant to this comment

[@warcreed5658]

The opening and title is already wrong. Israel fought against 4 arab countries, not 3. Egypt, Jorden, Syria and Iraq. There were even more countries to send some help to those 4 countries

[@Notphenix]

Iraq wasn't very implicated in the war so

[@warcreed5658]

@@Notphenix But it still was a part of it directly. Iraq sent troops to fight Israel and also bombed it from the air during that war

[@rolandmaxwell2947]

Morocco sent some battalions too

[@warcreed5658]

@@rolandmaxwell2947 Morocco sent vulonteers and mercenaries mainly, but they were under Syrian or Egyptian command. Iraq commanded it's own troops most of the war and bombed Israel with jets from their own bases in Iraq. Iraq was also officialy at war with Israel, while Morocco wasn't.

[@zombieat]

@@warcreed5658 morocco sent some aircraft but no troops or mercenaries in the six day war.

[@agentmossad]

Wait, did he say Egypt controlled territory Gaza and Jordan controlled territory. I thought this is ancient Palestinian land. 🤣🤣

[@sploster938]

is education illegal in israel?

[@agentmossad]

@@sploster938 I know you can't comprehend because the tears you shed for Gaza. Reread that and think about it

[@Theworldsucks-kg5jv]

​@@sploster938 is facts llegal in islam?

[@sploster938]

@@Theworldsucks-kg5jv iam not a muslim

[@Makavelikilluminati01]

@@sploster938 lol not even muslim and spewing nonsense under every other comment, truly embarrassing, you have been successfully brainwashed

[@nexeos]

Eli Cohen was an absolute boss. Eli is pronounced like "ellie" btw. It'a short for Eliyahu.

[@oldesertguy9616]

Another great summary of a battle. I knew of the war but not the little details. Thank you.

[@alsalang9772]

Biblical number 6 days is for working and at the 7th day they rested.

[@billcarson818]

3 rings for the elven kings, 7 for the dwarf lords, 9 for mortal men and then the One Ring making a total of 20 in all. Also very interesting. 9 was always an important number in lord of the rings.

[@Duck_Man4]

@@billcarson818 No one mentions the crowns made for the gnomes.

[@zanykangaroo]

@@billcarson818 Why are you referencing the Lord of the Rings

[@emperorkaido8539]

thats why they spit on the floor when they see your kind

[@Indian-s5y]

I'm hindhusthanai 🇮🇳🕉️🚩 I support for Israel ✡️🕎🇮🇱❤️🇮🇳🕉️🚩 Power of the world 💯🌎 one and only Israel 💐✡️🕎🇮🇱🔥

[@zacharync3066]

You should do the Yom Kippur war next, great video as always!

[@adamramos9924]

Will wait patiently for this one

[@samuelthegreatoo]

Yom Kippur: The war where the Arabs realized that they could use the US' addiction to their oil to make the US try to play middle ground, while they took more and more. Also the war that only ended because the US and USSR were making 'put 'em up' gestures at each other, iirc.

[@matal.records7046]

go read this article : The Effects of Aerial and Satellite Imagery on the 1973 Yom Kippur War.. I guess now they also have Nvidia and Elown Muwsk.. lol

[@gabiedubin]

It was actually 5 nations, lebanon and iraq were also involved.

[@historyisawesome6399]

But only to a VERY minor degree

[@Theworldsucks-kg5jv]

21 Arab States ( except Morocco) were involved in it Plus Communist countries like Communist Russia, North Korea and Cuba

[@modernxenophon1582]

Thank you for presenting the facts about the Arab-Israeli conflicts, and not just more propaganda.

[@christerprestberg3973]

Damn, King hussein had a way with words, that was a haunting description.

[@nvelsen1975]

He also played in Star Trek The Next Generation, for a few seconds. A series he loved, so he eventually talked his way into a role there. Unfortunately there's some weird US rule that you must be a union member to be allowed to speak in tv series, so his role was silent, but how many people get to appear in their favourite TV series. ....And the fact that a series as positive as The Next Generation was his favourite, tells you something about the sort of man Hussein was, in a region where most people spend their days powermongering, remaining at a standstill, thinking back and hating one another.

[@bentrinker1937]

I feel so bad for King Hussein. My man just wants to be an Arab monarch and grill (run his country and create a dynasty) but he’s always getting dragged into these wider Arab conflicts. He gets pressured into these insane agreements like the Khartoum conference and the continual refugee status of the Palestinians.

[@bennruda11]

​​@@nvelsen1975that sounds bs, stephen hawking wasn't a union member and he had ljnes and no, his voice is or was that bot... so it doesn't make sense And it was Voyager, 1996 😊

[@ThePuschkin1986]

@@nvelsen1975 you are talking about his son King Abdullah, then cronw prince, who is a huge Star Trek fan and played an extra during a VOY season 2 episode. and yes, since he was not a member of the screen actors guild, he wasnt allowed to have any lines.

[@SafetySpooon]

@@nvelsen1975 That was his son, Abdullah.

[@Nate_the_Nobody]

Imagine grouping up three to one against a nation a fraction your size just for that little nation to say "bet" and cause boss music to start playing

[@gwenwalravens8030]

The army of Israel was better equipped and the same size of all 3 Arab countries combined. The size of the land doesn't matter. They were fighting on 3 fronts but so were the Arabs.

[@bot_itai6929]

@@gwenwalravens8030it’s true they had similar manpower but the Arabs had way more artillery, aircraft, tanks and so on. I think you need some copium

[@gwenwalravens8030]

@@bot_itai6929 I'm interested in what actually happened. When people speak about this war, it is often compared to the fight of David against Goliath, which is simply false.

[@bot_itai6929]

@@gwenwalravens8030 yes it is, they had a bigger army with more military power and they lost. They were bigger and stronger and just like david and Goliath they lost. It’s not only manpower that matters overall they had a bigger economy and more vehicles.

[@afelias]

Israel remembered to pre-buff. That's why you don't underestimate the little guys.

[@Thecrownswill]

You know what you guys really need? Subtitles. They are oft appreciated and make content even more accessible.

[@realtimehistory]

oh thanks for the reminder. forgot to add them for this one. Will do so once I am back on the computer.

[@Thecrownswill]

A profound thank you, kind person behind the screen.

[@Cyan_Nightingale]

Agreed. As a non native English speaker, subtitles greatly help the watching experience.

[@TheRandompaint]

​@@realtimehistorythank you, i can't hear out of one ear so the subtitles really help

[@Kvasiir]

A lot of Arab copium about these wars 😂😂

[@ZweiKyozumi]

😂 when Abdul jr finds out shouting allahu akbar doesn't magically grant them buffs😢😢😢

[@C0ntrasteBr]

@@ZweiKyozumi lmao facts

[@mca8782]

@@C0ntrasteBr Facts like being expelled 109 times and counting

[@sploster938]

a lot of israeli lies about these wars

[@C0ntrasteBr]

@@sploster938 according to who?

[@LynnJynh9315]

"It is easy to look like a great general when the people you fight are Arabs." ~Moshe Dayan, Israeli General

[@S0ULJA006]

russians must be learning a lot from the Arabs then. 😅😂🤣

[@russwoodward8251]

I've been following Red Atom on Nebula. It's really great. Thank you for this.

[@Tury1799]

Nebula is wonderful

[@boosta173]

You can never win a war against people fighting for their existence, Israel fight like warriors, kudos to them❤

[@cheezuru2566]

they do?

[@axonice]

@@cheezuru2566 What do you think, we either win or we die

[@cheezuru2566]

@@axonice who's we?

[@ataboyboyboy8895]

It is simple, may father “3 countries motivated by hate alone, 1 country motivated by survival”.

[@naibezzy8226]

Arabs were embarrassed

[@TheFlipshitz]

still are to this day. thats why they tell each other lies and get angry when reality slaps them in the face

[@tzvi3660]

If Jew Comes from Judea And Arab Comes from Arabia Who is the Real Occupier...

[@shahzebshahzad3893]

But the jew came from Europe lol

[@raulmorales3326]

​@@shahzebshahzad3893you can also say they come from ancient Egypt or ancient Babylon lol

[@raulmorales3326]

It's weird that they sometimes get exiled in many nations

[@jerze6000]

@@raulmorales3326oy vey shut it down

[@tzvi3660]

@@shahzebshahzad3893 Correction: They went to Europe after they were Exiled by the Romans from Israel/Judea

[@PhantomGF]

Love watching people not take factual history but instead cry cause it hurt their feelings

[@robert48044]

what part is being cried about exactly?

[@JanChvojka]

@@robert48044 whole video. Gaza was occupied by Egypt 1949-67, Judea, Samaria and East part of Jerusalem was occupied by Jordanians. Israel is occupying NOTHING!

[@ch33sytac05]

@@robert48044 Not sure he's talking about this video but maybe people in the comments or in rallies where they don't actually know the history

[@PhantomGF]

@@robert48044 have you not read the comment section yet lol

[@PhantomGF]

@@JanChvojka what are you blabbing about?

[@sammead7911]

Just read Michael Oren’s ‘Six Days of War’ so this is fitting!

[@austynworldinc3455]

Then You wonder why Egypt and Jordan have totally refused to go against Israel ever again.

[@wil-zc2iv]

per Josey Wales: dying ain't much of a living

[@historyisawesome6399]

Egypt fought and won round 2 they got the siani back there no reson for them to fight iseral as there both us allies

[@axonice]

@@historyisawesome6399 Egypt... lost. They held their own for a few days, had a stalemate but they were totally crushed. We returned the Sinai as a part of a peace deal after the war to achieve an actual peace treaty.

[@cryo1246]

KZbin comments play counterstrike by sabaton

[@michaelmartin5632]

Fun fact: Egypt's Nasser had provided assistance to rebels in France's colony Algeria. Therefore the French provided Mirage fighters and other aircraft to Israel, which were used very effectively.

[@JesusCroist]

France was not having it💀

[@naslialtorik1411]

90% of comments: “tOTaLLy pEaCeFUl c0mEnTS” 10% of comments: actually controversial

[@androkles04]

Just an FYI, the video description on Nebula is missing its sources.

[@realtimehistory]

thanks for letting us know, just fixed it

[@MateoMPM]

Israeli history is fascinating Truly an impressive nation.

[@sploster938]

shocking what you can do when get 100s of billions from the usa

[@surfer8438]

without the UK and US support iznotreal would have been wiped out a long time ago lol

[@Saif_Goku]

Where is the Israeli history anyway?

[@Saif_Goku]

They didn't even live a single century. 😂

[@MateoMPM]

@@Saif_Goku bruh Where is the Israeli history? You gotta be kidding

[@jshleider3883]

Thanks

[@opticfloyyyd]

My uncle-in-law fought during the six day war. I never got to meet the man but I wish I could have said thank you…. Shema Israel

[@alexb.8455]

Came from Nebula just for the comments.

[@yourlocalweebfriend3537]

Just wanna share this because why not: The song used on <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="17">0:17</a> was named “Devil’s Disgrace” by Deskant. 😊

[@Marcuslionable]

No one cares

[@mohammedsaysrashid3587]

It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode about (7days) war 1976 in MiddleEast. Thank you for your respectful ( RTH ) channel for sharing...

[@dennisjk768]

"1976"? Just like the 2nd WW which lasted until 1954, right? 😛

[@geistacwm]

Super informative. Thanks and subbed

[@RoughWalkers]

Imagine whinging about a war that you lost 50 years later

[@moochocho8564]

Please make documentaries about all these wars because it can be the most effective way to show people the root cause of the conflict today.

[@minkymott]

I could listen to you narrate all day. Great video also.

[@nbome2733]

Thank you for covering this interesting video clearly explaining what is to me a very confusing and multi-national war/political situation

[@ersankuneri4815]

When he said USS liberty and i researched it about it. I'm shocked Israel attacked US deliberately. Shame.

[@TheHypnogog]

Great quotes, convincingly presented coupled with amazing photos and film-

[@deankruse2891]

The mirage jets dominating the MiGs and then doing fly bys over Damascus must have been an unbearable humiliation for the Syrians.

[@fisniksijarina5155]

Israel had more troups than all arab nations together. After the surprising attack, they had also the air superiority. The arab nations at that time were big on maps, but small in numbers.

[@shingosshojiopoulos6608]

Israel had more troops because it mobilized its reservists . On the other hand , the arab nationa didn't have the time to mobilize

[@matal.records7046]

go read this article : The Effects of Aerial and Satellite Imagery on the 1973 Yom Kippur War.. I guess now they also have Nvidia and Elown Muwsk.. lol

[@garrisonbeiho145]

No offence to muslim...but why can't they just peacefully gave up Israel..they have so many land....most part of middle East is belongs to muslim...why only one jew have is Israel....where they can live peacefully...you all know how jew were treat in other country.....feel so sad for them...they were invade from long period of time...we can see in Bible too..and from history too

[@abdi2150]

We simply cannot. Palestine was already an established nation with borders and international recognition in the civilized world. Think about it that way, I come and claim a land that is already governed what could possibly go wrong? You can look at it that way, not necessarily about religion

[@garrisonbeiho145]

@@abdi2150 same goes to jew...they are the one chasing by other...this is very clear...think more..you will know better than me....even me,who is not very lazy to read book ..still i always heard or seen in book about Israel while never even heard of Palestine..

[@rabbaniazzahra1784]

as a homeless person, why cant you give me a room in your house?, you got so many other rooms to spare. why cant you send me your keys and we can live in peace

[@Ebube_Richard]

​@@abdi2150who was the president 😂😂😂😂 or king?

[@origami83]

@@abdi2150 No it wasnt. It was part of the british empire and before that of the ottomans and many other empires all the way back to ancient egypt.

[@mazyad3816]

There is a point worth mentioning that i think played a major role in the inability of the Egyptian army to repel and outmaneuver the Israelis which is being every Egyptian officer who is intelligent and might pose a threat to Nasser and Amer was “promoted” to become an ambassador, a great example of this was the chief of staff during the ‘73 war, he was “promoted” to become an ambassador in the UK just so he doesn’t any danger to the rule of Sadaat.

[@chuckysmaria6466]

Of course they're worried. Nasser himself was from the military who rebelled against his king. Why should expect his position to be different to the king he deposed

[@MM22966]

Underlying (tactical) causes for the Arab defeat had a large amount to do with very bad leadership from the top down, and tactical inflexibility of the troops. A lot of the battles can be broken down to Arab troops doggedly trying to defend a particular position, but not reacting when IDF troops would maneuver around them and start to roll them up from the rear, flank, or a advantageous firing position the Israelis stormed.

[@yagelklarfeld2108]

This war has nothing to do with the Palestinians at all.. To be honest, the Arab countries that ruled Judea and Samaria (the West Bank) and Gaza could have handed over to the Palestinians the territories they had from 48 to 67, but they didn't do it.. (because they themselves wanted to rule there ) then complain to them

[@joujou_official]

But they were not Jewish, so it didn’t matter to them

[@bella-hi4oo]

​@@joujou_officialmany of them were Chriastians during that time..

[@sploster938]

why do you call it judea and samara no one calls it that outside of radical zionists

[@bella-hi4oo]

@@sploster938 Judea and Samaria are more popular outside middle east especially Chriastian pilgrims.. What if people ask you where is "Westbank" when they enter Israel?? Will you answer them that Westbank is located at the East of Israel, It is located East bank of Jordan river..

[@sploster938]

@@bella-hi4oo i am not from the middle east and as a christian the only time i have ever heard someone refer to that modern region as judea and samaria is by far right israelis as for why it’s called the west bank it’s because it’s on the west bank of the jordan river

[@Evolved_Monkey]

because they are dumb, and because the villian never wins.

[@ic.84]

I need popcorn before I start reading the comment section 😂

[@memeguy9671]

Me to my friend me to

[@charleshewitt6180]

Fine telling, until the <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1240">20:40</a> mark. Israel did not occupy Judea and Samaria (west bank) or Gaza. These areas were won in the war - that's what happens when a war is fought. And the entire Sinai and Gaza and parts Judea and Samaria were ceded by Israel for a peace which never materialized due to the insistence of the Arab world to destroy Israel.

[@taddersauce3672]

No, it’s occupied. Golan Heights, West Bank and Gaza are occupied. International law states annexation during war is illegal. It is deemed uncivilised and wrong. Be you Russia, Azerbaijan or Israel. It is illegal. Now the West Bank is to be Palestine, along with Gaza, whilst the Golan Heights is to be Syrian. In short, in modern day under modern law, the Palestinian territories and the Golan Heights are illegally occupied by Israel. Simple as.

[@jeffe9842]

Some years ago, I asked an Arab why Israel, which was so outnumbered by the Arabs, easily defeated them. He said that these wars were the works of the Arab leaders, but that the common people didn't have their hearts in these wars. It was the leaders, not the common people, that wished to destroy Israel, but it was the common people who were forced to fight the wars and they really didn't want to fight. They just wanted to go about their own business.

[@efi13efi]

Nonsense.

[@_ArsNova]

The Arab attacks were uncoordinated and Israel enjoyed colossal amounts of military aid from the US and other western nations. Troop morale didn’t have much to do with the outcome.

[@classicmoviez3909]

@@_ArsNova thats exactly why israel never ever attack iran

[@JaMeshuggah]

Whoa regular people being chewed up and spat out by irresponsible leaders while other idiots try to paint entire populations as savages??

[@Kruppt808]

​@_ArsNova Surrounded, outnumbered by bigger, stronger nations with more population. Even if the IDF was armed to the teeth your still facing multiple Armies on 3 different fronts, they had tanks, artillery, Jets, so let's not make it out like they were fighting with sticks and rocks. IDF also had to be trained to use all these weapons, combined arms tactics, leadership especially was critically important. Israel had it at the top and mid levels, the Arab nations didn't. That's one of the reasons they surrender to smaller forces consistently.

[@Berto-gm1eg]

I don't think there will be an Arab nation that can beat Israel, Not even the Persians. The Holy Land is protected by the Messiah.

[@origami83]

There wont be unless they pull that theocratic stick out of their behind and make some actual progress.

[@Kozinskowitzky]

Free Iran from Islamic theocracy. I love the Iranian people

[@u3fnoob688]

U going too fast boy .islamic iran cant but natinalists can .but we dont consider isreal our enemy cuz we dont have a reason yo be .these guys enemy with u bcuz of islam

[@adhn]

Lmfao crusaders said this befoee but they ended up getting their asses kicked back to europe😂

[@aariyanmahmud301]

@@adhn im no religious expert or crusader expert but i think he said "The Holy Land is protected by the Messiah." ,and I think the Muslims had the holy land during the crusades

[@AH_TT_BZ_21_24]

The comment section isnt as divided as usual because pro Palestine folks dont look at stories like these of Arab defeats. So the ones who do view these videos are either neutral people who live history or pro Israel.

[@zombieat]

many of my comments are not showing up. that's why

[@OniGama567]

Hardcore tankies like GDF doesn't even cover the atrocities committed by these countries and instead promotes propaganda

[@razzprince2877]

Also certain videos have HUGE monetization.... Because we know who runs most of the technology we use.

[@bigsarge2085]

Incredible as always!

[@samuelorozco7735]

indeed I will greatly bless you, and I will greatly multiply your [a]seed as the stars of the heavens and as the sand, which is on the seashore; and your [b]seed shall possess the gate of [c]their enemies. Genesis <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1337">22:17</a>

[@markmody4753]

One of the major reasons egypt lost was that nasser had sent more than half of the army to yemen numbering about 150,000 in what is called egypt's vietnam

[@wil-zc2iv]

that saved 150,000 from death or defeat or both vs IDF

[@markmody4753]

@@wil-zc2iv egypt had 200k troops in sinai and lost about 25k while ordered an evacuation

[@Bwkjam]

“I’m not stuck in the Middle East with you, your stuck in the Middle East with me”.

[@Kraken9911]

You're

[@JonnoPlays]

Egypt is not a neutral actor today. Egypt was not a neutral actor before. Ask yourself why isn't Egypt letting any civilians out of Gaza or helping them in any way? Israel is doing more for Gaza civilians than Egypt is. Knowing history adds much needed context.

[@Kozinskowitzky]

Exactly. That’s a question that pro-Palestine people refuse to answer

[@wetbed6597]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="920">15:20</a> There wasn't any confusion, the American sailors on the ship alerted the Israeli planes many times that they were American, with flags and such, and they still continued the attack

[@asipalacios8701]

one thing you cannot take from the israelis they are the gods of war.

[@DerBesteDerBesten]

Well, most of islamic ruled states are 3. world countries to this date

[@nercksrule]

More like the gods of schemes. They sent spies into Egypt and tricked the air defenses to not shoot down the attacking bombers until it was too late. As we see today, they cannot win in a protracted engagement.

[@asipalacios8701]

@@DerBesteDerBesten you are correct, i dont think israel has a chance against countries like usa or china, but for their size, they produce great power

[@axonice]

@@asipalacios8701 Obviously, it's gonna be a battle of hundreds to one, and they literally have everything you need, we don't. But, with the little we have, we do impossibly much.

[@edwardturner1282]

Outstanding synopsis. Excellent narration.

[@seandidsomething]

So its been the Arabs fault this whole time?? IM SHOCKED!

[@MohOEM]

No, not entirely.

[@เlเ-b4o]

Of course it is thats why arab are still crying to this day. Glory to Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱

[@dannyarcher6370]

@@MohOEM _Almost_ entirely. In other words, for all intents and purposes.

[@MohOEM]

@@dannyarcher6370 Yeah, right. Lets ignore Israeli provocations that started the mobilization of Arabs.. Its just as you said. The Arabs woke up one day and decided to surround Israel and attack it 🥴 Even when they were well aware that they aren't ready.. You know, its pathetic when you take one POV of events and pretend its the truth.

[@Darktemplar99999]

@ElieSawaya-sw8fq There were no Palestinians in that time. Just Arab colonizers. Perhaps you should re-watch this documentary.

[@MrNintoku]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="1061">17:41</a> Those images are rather disturbing.

[@bloodygekkon]

Least racist arab caricature😂

[@Johnny-jg2xp]

106+ expulsions?

[@Heneral1989]

islam now learned to use population as shield

[@user-us7el6ss2l]

That lie has been debunked many times... Islam cannot manifest and materialise as an entity

[@Kozinskowitzky]

And terrorism 😂

[@anon-iraq2655]

"islam" these were nationalist regimes who opressed Muslims, any officer suspected of being religious would be liquidated

[@satish3187]

Same like Pakistan they attacked they lost and plays victims card in un council😅

[@wavescoming6156]

V card 🤨 when did India wins war against Pakistan? In 1948 occupied operation of India on Kashmir 1965 unfinished war or no win 1971 it was a civil between eastern and western Pakistani 1999 Kashmir mujhid vs inda

[@r.4996]

​@@wavescoming6156 1999 kargil war was started by Pakistan army. But they even lacked the dignity to take their fallen soldier's corpses.

[@wavescoming6156]

@@r.4996 no one involved in this conflict directly

[@adityaramachandran591]

⁠@@wavescoming6156sure “civil war”. I see that is what they teach, in Pakistan studies now.

[@adityaramachandran591]

@@wavescoming6156despite the humiliation, other than Syria no other participant actually lost territory, you guys lost your best half. Your own politicians and the chief of army staff talks about it and your denying?😂

[@mitchellhawkes22]

Jesse is one of the great documentary voices. He speaks with an "urgent" tone.

[@jessealexander2695]

Thanks!

[@avisar3457]

6 days war? you mean the 2 days for those, 2 days for those and 2 days for those war?

[@Ninthuncle657]

Imagine being surrounded by evil cultists

[@letsdothisshiat1162]

thats what it feels like being an Arab living in israel

[@markmody4753]

Why coming to that land then?

[@Ninthuncle657]

@@markmody4753 Why do people need to be in a racist, homophobic cult?

[@chrismurphy3124]

@@Ninthuncle657 That's basically every country 50 years ago lol

[@Darktemplar99999]

@@letsdothisshiat1162 Then go live in one of the 57 Arab nations.

[@KillerSpoon575]

I've actually been trying to look for accounts on the amphibious landings on the Sinai and where the Panzer IVs in the Syrian army saw service. I learned several years ago that they had these panzers in this war, but couldn't easily look for sources due to my lack of storage of books of really any kind, and not knowing where to look for more in depth analysis. As for the amphibious landing, I only learned about that a couple months ago. I was hoping to learn more about this, but previous reasons plus needing to focus on my engineering classes in college have curbed this unfortunately. Until now. Thank you.

[@saulocpp]

Usual arab disfunctionality...

[@billcarson818]

Depends on the period. There was a time where the arab world was far more advanced than Europe. Things change and will keep changing probably.

[@u3fnoob688]

​@billcarson818 thats was persian knowledge habibi that easent even arabic 😂

[@billcarson818]

@@u3fnoob688 True, among others. :) The persian culture is really interesting! The Arabs assimilated the scientific knowledge of the civilizations they had overrun, including the ancient Greek, Roman, Persian, Chinese, Indian, Egyptian, and Phoenician civilizations. Scientists advanced the fields of algebra, calculus, geometry, chemistry, biology, medicine, and astronomy. A smart move if you ask me, to assimilate knowledge from others. Our knowledge today is also based on discoveries from around the world and we advance some of them. "We" meaning the human race.

[@jember2001]

Lessons learned by the arabs world,dont messed with the lion of Judah

[@majesticfool]

Appreciate the non-biased take on this.