English subtitles for clip: File:1967-06-13 Cease-Fire.ogv

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The six-day Middle East war echoes along a second front, the diplomatic struggle at the

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United Nations Security Council.

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A series of emotionally charged meetings keeps delegates debating on nearly around-the-clock

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basis.

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Syrian Ambassador George Tomei charges Israel with continued ceasefire violations, saying

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that Israeli tank forces advanced toward a branch of the Jordan River to establish control

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of a strategically important water resource.

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He calls it systematic invasion.

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Soviet Delegate Nikolai Fedorenko heaps abuse and lashing invective on both Israel and the

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United States.

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In a blistering filibuster, Russia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel and threatens

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sanctions.

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Israeli Ambassador Gideon Rafael answers the truth violation charges, saying that his

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nation's troop and tank movements occurred before the ceasefire went into effect.

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Israeli government officers announce their victory wipes out previous armistice agreements

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and frontiers.

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And that victory is a swift, smashing, and total one, as crack air force, infantry, artillery,

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and tank corps combine to sweep across the Sinai Peninsula to the Suez Canal east into

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Jordan north into Syria.

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Thousands of prisoners are taken, while Jordan announces she lost 15,000 troops in the sudden

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and devastating campaign.

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Israeli spearheads race to the Gaza Strip, advance across the entire Sinai, taking

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Sharm-el-Sheikh at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, thus breaking the blockade.

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The old city of Jerusalem is captured, as well as Bethlehem, the west bank of the Jordan,

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and the drive into Syria stops just short of Damascus.

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Israel reports close to 700 of their troops killed, over 2,500 wounded.

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Egypt and Syria announce no casualty figures.

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Heavy air raids dealt the first stunning blow to UAR forces along the Gaza.

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A furious follow-up came from artillery, tanks, and foot soldiers.

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Thus, the main Egyptian force was cut off by the speedy armored columns.

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It's almost a repeat of the 1956 Israeli victory, but with a shorter timetable.

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The efficient, well-trained Israeli army completely demoralizes troops of the Palestine Liberation

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Army of Egypt.

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Egyptians had no support from the air.

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Their air force was crushed on the ground by low-flying Israeli jets, which swooped

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in from the Mediterranean, avoiding radar, destroying over 400 aircraft.

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The disastrous defeat prompts President Nasser's resignation, which is not accepted by his

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people.

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UAR Commander General Munam Abdul Husseini meets with Israeli military leaders to surrender

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unconditionally, ending the fighting in the Gaza Strip.

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Nearly 600 Egyptian tanks were destroyed.

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While the Gaza campaign is ended, three other Israeli spearheads rush toward the Suez.

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Israel leaders call it the total destruction of Egypt's Sinai fortress.

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An Egyptian military shake-up follows the crushing defeat.

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Eleven senior commanders resign or retire.

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New leaders vow to restore the old boundaries.

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The battle for Bethlehem is brief, bloody, and decisive.

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Some 40 Jordanian defenders were killed, the remainder fled.

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Israeli troops moved in behind tanks, while care was exercised toward all religious shrines.

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The Church of the Nativity was untouched.

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Civilians soon joined Israeli troops in the street, and the town where the Prince of Peace

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was born quickly returned to normal.

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Without doubt, the most personally moving moment for Israeli troops was the capture

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of the old city of Jerusalem, the location of an ancient Jewish holy place revered by

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the Israelis.

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The fighting over thousands of joyous civilians, students, and troops streamed toward the Mandelbaum

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gates.

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It's the first time in 19 years that Jews have been allowed to visit and pray at the

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site of the ancient Temple of Solomon.

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Jordan had kept the old city barricaded since the declaration of Israeli independence.

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It was here that Israeli troops acted more like tourists than fighting men, obviously

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in awe of their surroundings.

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The sacred Wailing Wall, where Israeli Defense Minister General Moshe Dayan prays, pledging

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never to give up the old city.

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While Russia and other Iron Curtain countries label Israel's victory as aggression, insisting

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she pull back to original boundaries, Israeli Premier Eshkol, equally adamant, insists Israel

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alone will determine her fate.