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An Analysis of the Six-Day War from One of Israel’s Great Minds—and Its Relevance, 65 Years On
Remembering a scholar, diplomat, and public intellectual.
On Friday, the eminent Israeli political philosopher, diplomat, and public intellectual Shlomo Avineri died at the age ninety. An expert on the thought of G.W.F. Hegel and Karl Marx, Avineri wrote several books on the history of both Zionism and socialism, as well as numerous articles on contemporary Israeli affairs. The essay quoted below was published in March 1968, and examines the lessons and aftermath of the Six-Day War. It begins with an assessment of Israeli (and Western) misreadings of Arab intentions that today sounds eerily familiar.
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An Analysis of the Six-Day War from One of Israel’s Great Minds—and Its Relevance, 65 Years On
Remembering a scholar, diplomat, and public intellectual.
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