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The BBC's Middle East Editor Jeremy Bowen explores the causes, the events and the unfinished business of the 1967 War in the Middle East. Forty years on, he travels to Israel, the Palestinian territories, Egypt, Syria and Jordan to talk to some of the key players, and to show how 1967 and its legacy has shaped what is happening in the region today. |
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On June 5, 1967, Israel launched the first air attacks on Egypt and Jordan. The Arab air forces were caught unawares and many warplanes were destroyed even before they took off. Next Israel advanced on the Old City of Jerusalem. Jeremy Bowen, the BBC's Middle East Editor, examines the start of what’s become known as the Six Day War. |
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Click here to listen to the part one of this series. |
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| THE CHANGING WORLD is the sister documentary series of PRI's The World. Each week, we offer American radio listeners two in-depth documentaries from the BBC World Service that probe issues critical to our understanding of our evolving world. |
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