The six-day war and Arab/Israeli tussle in self- determination issues

Abstract

Israel has a history of wars. Their being or not being is determined by the wars. In AD 70, the worst happened to Israel when the Roman Empire besieged and destroyed everything that defined its statehood and they lost their homeland. What is more is that they were scattered all over the world. There was a twist of events as the Balfour declaration of November 2, 1917 came into being. One even led to the other and on November 29, 1947, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution for the establishment of an independent Jewish state in Palestine. On May 14, 1948, the Sovereign State of Israel had come to be. This met with aggressive reaction from the Arab League and series of wars to abort the statehood of Israel started. The goal of the wars was never to be achieved and Israel has remained strong on all sides even in the midst of enemies. This discourse calls attention to the fact it is exactly 50 years since the end of the six days war that established Israel in her stead and unmovable and as Israel works out her Golden Jubilee, which to her is a celebration of survival and continued existence in the region, she should pay attention to calls for the achievement of a lasting peace in the region. It is recommended that the UN and other world governing bodies the efforts to bring a lasting peace in the Middle East since it is a known fact that peace in the region greatly contributes to peace in the world. Moreover, Arab League should know that there cannot be peace without compromise. They should make efforts to concede reasonable grounds to facilitate peace and stimulate development that would benefit them and other nations of the world.