The Six Day War: A Jordanian view

Witness History

BBC

History, Personal Journals, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2017

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In 1967 East Jerusalem was under the control of Jordan and Captain Nabih El Suhaimat was stationed there. In early June he and his soldiers fought in vain against Israeli paratroopers. But they lost control of the Old City and he was forced to flee Jerusalem in disguise. He has spoken to Zeinab Dabaa about the Six Day War.

Photo: Nabih El Suhaimat in his Jordanian Army Uniform. Credit: Nabih El Suhaimat.

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1:19.0	Today we are going back to June 1967 and the Six Day War in the Middle East in the second of two programs
1:26.0	about the conflict.
1:27.0	I've been speaking to a former Jordanian army officer who tried to defend East Jerusalem
1:32.2	which at that time Jordan controlled.
1:35.0	It was on the 5th of June, 1967 after months of escalating tension that the Six Day War began.
1:46.0	The Israelis effectively wiped out the Egyptian Air Force on the first day of fighting.
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