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In the spring of 1967, following close to a decade of relative Com, Israel found itself poised for war

against four of its Arab neighbors.

The United States tried to prevent the war through negotiations, but he was not able to persuade Nasser or the Arab states to cease their belligerent statements and actions.

Still, right before the war, Johnson warned Israel will not be alone

unless he decides to go alone. Then, when the war began, the State Department announced,

Our position is neutral in thought, word and deed.

Moreover, while the Arabs were falsely accusing the United States of airlifting supplies to Israel,

Johnson imposed an arms embargo on the region.

France, Israel's other main arms suppliers also embargoed arms to Israel.

By contrast, the Soviets were supplying massive amounts of arms to the Arabs.

Simultaneously, the armies of Kuwait, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq

were contributing troops and arms to the Egyptian, Syrian, and Jordanian France.

On June 5, 1967, Israel was indeed alone, but its military commanders had conceived a brilliant war strategy.

The entire Israeli Air Force, with the exception of just 12 fighters assigned to defend

Israel's airspace, took off at 7.14 a.m. with the intent of bombing Egyptian airfields

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