Happy 60th birthday to the state of.........

Israel



Newsmax.com - Peres Brings in Stars for Israel's 60th

 

Happy Birthday, Israel!

Wonder if the neighbouring countries sent any birthday cards??

 

Hopefully we will all be around-to see them celebrate their 100th ;-))

 

I'm sure the people in the countries around are just tickled at this momentous day!!!!

 

"Happy" not the word I'd use.

Lovely wall this.

 

Yep! looks like they dont want any gatecrashers at that ol birthday party!!

 

Saw pt 1 of a document of the 6 day war and there´s the face you never forget...

 

What about his boss?

 

Well, at least in the pt I more was on Levi Eshkol and Nasser, and then Moshe Dayan. The pt II will tell about the actual war.

Levi Eshkol

The special relationship he developed with President Lyndon Johnson would prove pivotal in securing US political and military support for Israel during the build-up preceding the Six Day War of June 1967. Today, Eshkol’s intransigence in the face of military pressure to launch an Israeli attack is considered to have been instrumental in increasing Israel’s strategic advantage as well as obtaining international legitimacy, yet at the time he was perceived as hesitant, an image cemented following a dismally stuttered radio speech on May 28[1]. With Egyptian President Nasser's ever more overt provocations, he eventually succumbed to public opinion and established a National Unity Government together with Menachem Begin's Herut party, reluctantly conceding the Defense portfolio to war hero Moshe Dayan, a close ally of Ben-Gurion’s and a member of his Rafi party. Israel’s overwhelming victory allowed Eshkol to remain Prime Minister despite never receiving recognition for his role in achieving it.

Levi Eshkol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Also interesting on Dayan

World War II

Dayan was assigned to a small Australian-Palmach-Arab reconnaissance task force,[1] formed in preparation for the Allied invasion of Syria and Lebanon and attached to the Australian 7th Division. Using his home kibbutz of Hanita as a forward base, the unit frequently infiltrated Vichy French Lebanon, wearing traditional Arab dress, on covert surveillance missions.

On June 7, the night before the invasion, the unit crossed the border and secured two bridges over the Litani River. When they were not relieved as expected, at 04:00 on June 8, the unit perceived that it was exposed to possible attack and — on its own initiative — assaulted a nearby Vichy police station, capturing it in a firefight. A few hours later, as Dayan was using binoculars they were struck by a French bullet, propelling metal and glass fragments into his left eye and causing it severe damage. Six hours passed before he could be evacuated and Dayan lost the eye. In addition, the damage to the extraocular muscles was such that Dayan could not be fitted with a glass eye, and he was forced to adopt the black eyepatch that became his trademark. On the recommendation of an Australian officer, he received the Distinguished Service Order.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moshe_Dayan

 

To the people of Isreal, happy birthday. Long shall you remain and prosper, to your govt and state I wish you would remember your own history.

 

Why do we have to have Israeli teams in the UEFA Champions League and Eurovision Song Contest?
Last time I looked at a map they weren't in Europe.

Oh yes, silly me, all their neighbours hate them so we have to include them in Europe.

Maybe they all ought to try and get along with each other rather then blowing eachother up every 5 minutes.

 

Wessex, Sorry, I misread your post there, for a minute I thought you were describing Man Utd. OK Liverpool havent got to the point of blowing the other reds up yet but the neighbours bit rings a clear bell.

 

Happy Birthday! May they achieve a period of piece and prosperity and mutual respect for all. I wish that one day I could also wish a Happy Birthday to a new Palestinian State.

 

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