English subtitles for clip: File:1967-06-13 Cease-Fire.ogv
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1 00:00:06,000 --> 00:00:11,580 The six-day Middle East war echoes along a second front, the diplomatic struggle at the 2 00:00:11,580 --> 00:00:13,820 United Nations Security Council. 3 00:00:13,820 --> 00:00:18,180 A series of emotionally charged meetings keeps delegates debating on nearly around-the-clock 4 00:00:18,180 --> 00:00:21,420 basis. 5 00:00:21,420 --> 00:00:26,620 Syrian Ambassador George Tomei charges Israel with continued ceasefire violations, saying 6 00:00:26,620 --> 00:00:31,160 that Israeli tank forces advanced toward a branch of the Jordan River to establish control 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:34,000 of a strategically important water resource. 8 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:38,400 He calls it systematic invasion. 9 00:00:38,400 --> 00:00:43,600 Soviet Delegate Nikolai Fedorenko heaps abuse and lashing invective on both Israel and the 10 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:44,600 United States. 11 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:49,440 In a blistering filibuster, Russia breaks diplomatic relations with Israel and threatens 12 00:00:49,440 --> 00:00:51,400 sanctions. 13 00:00:51,400 --> 00:00:55,640 Israeli Ambassador Gideon Rafael answers the truth violation charges, saying that his 14 00:00:55,640 --> 00:01:00,800 nation's troop and tank movements occurred before the ceasefire went into effect. 15 00:01:00,800 --> 00:01:05,600 Israeli government officers announce their victory wipes out previous armistice agreements 16 00:01:05,600 --> 00:01:08,880 and frontiers. 17 00:01:08,880 --> 00:01:14,360 And that victory is a swift, smashing, and total one, as crack air force, infantry, artillery, 18 00:01:14,360 --> 00:01:19,640 and tank corps combine to sweep across the Sinai Peninsula to the Suez Canal east into 19 00:01:19,640 --> 00:01:23,120 Jordan north into Syria. 20 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:28,320 Thousands of prisoners are taken, while Jordan announces she lost 15,000 troops in the sudden 21 00:01:28,320 --> 00:01:30,800 and devastating campaign. 22 00:01:30,800 --> 00:01:35,880 Israeli spearheads race to the Gaza Strip, advance across the entire Sinai, taking 23 00:01:35,880 --> 00:01:40,280 Sharm-el-Sheikh at the mouth of the Gulf of Aqaba, thus breaking the blockade. 24 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:45,360 The old city of Jerusalem is captured, as well as Bethlehem, the west bank of the Jordan, 25 00:01:45,360 --> 00:01:53,080 and the drive into Syria stops just short of Damascus. 26 00:01:53,080 --> 00:01:57,840 Israel reports close to 700 of their troops killed, over 2,500 wounded. 27 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:03,560 Egypt and Syria announce no casualty figures. 28 00:02:03,560 --> 00:02:07,760 Heavy air raids dealt the first stunning blow to UAR forces along the Gaza. 29 00:02:07,760 --> 00:02:11,480 A furious follow-up came from artillery, tanks, and foot soldiers. 30 00:02:11,480 --> 00:02:16,040 Thus, the main Egyptian force was cut off by the speedy armored columns. 31 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:23,120 It's almost a repeat of the 1956 Israeli victory, but with a shorter timetable. 32 00:02:23,120 --> 00:02:28,180 The efficient, well-trained Israeli army completely demoralizes troops of the Palestine Liberation 33 00:02:28,180 --> 00:02:29,880 Army of Egypt. 34 00:02:29,880 --> 00:02:32,060 Egyptians had no support from the air. 35 00:02:32,060 --> 00:02:36,880 Their air force was crushed on the ground by low-flying Israeli jets, which swooped 36 00:02:36,880 --> 00:02:41,520 in from the Mediterranean, avoiding radar, destroying over 400 aircraft. 37 00:02:41,520 --> 00:02:46,240 The disastrous defeat prompts President Nasser's resignation, which is not accepted by his 38 00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:47,800 people. 39 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:53,820 UAR Commander General Munam Abdul Husseini meets with Israeli military leaders to surrender 40 00:02:53,820 --> 00:02:57,600 unconditionally, ending the fighting in the Gaza Strip. 41 00:02:57,600 --> 00:03:00,240 Nearly 600 Egyptian tanks were destroyed. 42 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:05,320 While the Gaza campaign is ended, three other Israeli spearheads rush toward the Suez. 43 00:03:05,320 --> 00:03:13,800 Israel leaders call it the total destruction of Egypt's Sinai fortress. 44 00:03:13,800 --> 00:03:16,960 An Egyptian military shake-up follows the crushing defeat. 45 00:03:16,960 --> 00:03:19,800 Eleven senior commanders resign or retire. 46 00:03:19,800 --> 00:03:22,840 New leaders vow to restore the old boundaries. 47 00:03:22,840 --> 00:03:26,820 The battle for Bethlehem is brief, bloody, and decisive. 48 00:03:26,820 --> 00:03:30,680 Some 40 Jordanian defenders were killed, the remainder fled. 49 00:03:30,680 --> 00:03:35,960 Israeli troops moved in behind tanks, while care was exercised toward all religious shrines. 50 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:38,760 The Church of the Nativity was untouched. 51 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:43,240 Civilians soon joined Israeli troops in the street, and the town where the Prince of Peace 52 00:03:43,240 --> 00:03:49,160 was born quickly returned to normal. 53 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,880 Without doubt, the most personally moving moment for Israeli troops was the capture 54 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,560 of the old city of Jerusalem, the location of an ancient Jewish holy place revered by 55 00:03:57,560 --> 00:04:02,760 the Israelis. 56 00:04:02,760 --> 00:04:07,800 The fighting over thousands of joyous civilians, students, and troops streamed toward the Mandelbaum 57 00:04:07,800 --> 00:04:08,800 gates. 58 00:04:08,800 --> 00:04:13,040 It's the first time in 19 years that Jews have been allowed to visit and pray at the 59 00:04:13,040 --> 00:04:16,160 site of the ancient Temple of Solomon. 60 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,880 Jordan had kept the old city barricaded since the declaration of Israeli independence. 61 00:04:20,880 --> 00:04:25,120 It was here that Israeli troops acted more like tourists than fighting men, obviously 62 00:04:25,120 --> 00:04:28,120 in awe of their surroundings. 63 00:04:28,120 --> 00:04:34,960 The sacred Wailing Wall, where Israeli Defense Minister General Moshe Dayan prays, pledging 64 00:04:34,960 --> 00:04:38,120 never to give up the old city. 65 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:42,940 While Russia and other Iron Curtain countries label Israel's victory as aggression, insisting 66 00:04:42,940 --> 00:04:48,800 she pull back to original boundaries, Israeli Premier Eshkol, equally adamant, insists Israel 67 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:57,840 alone will determine her fate.