Der Sechstagekrieg wird oft als "Nulljahr" in der jüdisch-arabischen Geschichte betrachtet, was zu einer oberflächlichen Dichotomie zwischen israelischer "Linker" und "Rechter" führt. Dieses Buch analysiert die Ereignisse ab 1957 und zeigt, dass die wahre Unterscheidung zwischen der Status-quo- und der Momentum-Schule liegt, die sowohl Vergangenheit als auch Gegenwart prägt.
Yigal Allon was a major contributor to the nation building process of the State of Israel. He did so from multiple positions he held in government. Between 1961 and 1968 he served as Labor Minister. In 1968 he became the Absorption minister and from 1969 to 1974 he served as Minister of Education. In his last role, 1974-1977, he held Israel's foreign policy helm, encouraging countries and leaders to engage with Israel. Throughout his 17 years in government, Allon was a pivotal player in the cabinets security and foreign relations endeavours. From 1968 to 1977 he was also vice prime minister. This fabulous career notwithstanding, his political legacy has been ignored. In 2004 a long anticipated biography of Allon was published in Hebrew by historian Anita Shapira, 24 years after his sudden death, when he was 62. However, this eloquently written and well documented biography only covered Allon's military career to the end of Israel's War of Independence in 1949. The 2004 biographyended by claiming th
Focusing on the historical context of the Six Day War, the book challenges the notion of it as a 'zero year' in Jewish-Arab relations. It argues that the simplistic division between Israeli political camps overlooks the complexities of the decade preceding the war, dating back to 1957. By examining this timeline, the author reveals that the true distinction in Israel's political history lies between the status-quo and momentum schools, a division that remains relevant today. This perspective aims to provide a deeper understanding of the events from 1967 to 1977.