348. How 1967 Changed The Middle East Forever (Part 3)

Empire: World History

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🗓️ 6 April 2026

⏱️ 51 minutes

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How did The Six-Day War redraw the map of the Middle East and establish Israel as a regional superpower? How did the catastrophic Arab defeat unleash a new wave of armed Palestinian resistance? Did the road to modern Islamic extremism begin in Egyptian prisons? William and Anita are joined once again by Eugene Rogan, Oxford Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History and author of The Arabs: A History, to explore the transformative consequences of the Six-Day War. Join the Empire Club: Unlock the full Empire experience – with bonus episodes, ad-free listening, early access to miniseries and live show tickets, exclusive book discounts, a members-only newsletter, and access to our private Discord chatroom. Sign up directly at empirepoduk.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com. Email: empire@goalhanger.com Instagram: @empirepoduk Blue Sky: @empirepoduk X: @empirepoduk Assistant Producer: Imogen Marriott Editor: Alex Thornton Social Producer: Charlie Johnson Producer: Anouska Lewis Executive Producer: Dom Johnson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:04.1	And me, William Durimple.
1:06.4	And over the last two episodes, we have been discussing the 1967 Arab-Israeli War between Israel
1:13.6	and its neighbours, Egypt, Syria and Jordan. During the six-day war, Israeli forces captured
1:19.5	the Golan from Syria, the Sanai Desert from Egypt, and East Jerusalem, and the West Bank
1:24.4	from Jordan. The Arab states lost this war despite having larger armies,
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