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Forty years later, two views from the West Bank's Road 60
An Israeli and a Palestinian reflect on the impact of the Six-Day War that began 40 years ago Tuesday.
from the June 5, 2007 edition
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A chapter defined by exhaustion
Medad and Shebaneh, both religious family men with a passion for the ground beneath their feet, both gentle in manner and well-spoken, seem less inclined to shoot than to talk. But the final pages of this 40-year-long chapter seem to be defined by exhaustion and exasperation, both with the potential of making peace with their foes across the road and with their respective national leaderships.
On Thursday, however, the two embattled leaders have promised to try to restart the stalemated Israeli-Palestinian dialogue. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are expected to meet in the West Bank city of Jericho Thursday, marking the first-ever meeting of an Israeli and a Palestinian leader on territory that was transferred to Palestinian Authority control as part of the Oslo Accords.
Six-Day War chronology
June 5 – In a decisive step, Israeli planes destroy 400 aircraft, most sitting on tarmac, belonging to Egypt, Syria, Jordan, and Iraq. Israelis enter the Sinai.
June 6 – Israel captures Gaza; troops move into the Jordanian sector of a divided Jerusalem.
June 7 – UN passes a cease-fire resolution. Israelis capture Jerusalem's Old City and takes control of the West Bank. Jordan accepts cease-fire.
June 8 – Israel takes control of Sinai Peninsula. Egypt accepts the cease-fire.
June 9 – Israeli Air Force pounds Syrian targets on Golan Heights.
June 10 – Israeli forces capture the Golan Heights. Syria accepts the cease-fire.
Israeli forces: 679 killed, 2,563 wounded; Arab forces: about 21,000 killed, 45,000 wounded.
Sources: "Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East" by Michael B. Oren; The Christian Science Monitor, 1967; Reuters; Associated Press.
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