I teach Israel’s history for a living, and this argument wouldn’t get past the first unit of a serious course on the conflict.
Invoking a single quote about 1967 while saying “Google 1956” skips the very context that makes the period intelligible. The mid-1950s were defined by sustained cross-border violence and escalation—not some vacuum Israel suddenly chose to disrupt.
From 1954–1956, Egypt under Gamal Abdel Nasser supported and organized fedayeen raids from Gaza into Israel. These weren’t isolated incidents—they involved training, funding, and coordination by Egyptian military intelligence. Israeli civilians were killed in repeated infiltrations, which became a central security issue.
At the same time, Egypt imposed a blockade on Israeli shipping through the Straits of Tiran and restricted access to the Suez Canal—acts widely treated as casus belli under international norms.
All of this fed directly into the Suez Crisis, where Israel’s actions didn’t emerge in a vacuum but followed years of escalating hostilities, including state-backed attacks.
As for the 1967 quote—yes, Israeli leaders have debated whether the war was preemptive or preventive. But even that discussion exists within the context of Egyptian troop mobilization in Sinai, the expulsion of UN peacekeepers, and renewed closure of the Straits of Tiran—again by Nasser. Those are not trivial details; they’re the core of why the crisis escalated into the Six-Day War.
Pulling isolated quotes or saying “Google 1956” doesn’t demonstrate knowledge—it sidesteps it. The historical record shows a cycle of action and reaction, including clear evidence of Egyptian-backed fedayeen violence prior to 1956, not a one-sided story of unprovoked Israeli aggression.
Pick up a history book and stop projecting your insecurities on to others.
Want to know what really pisses me off? The U.S. mistakenly targets a school that used to be part of an IRGC base? Non stop coverage. Iran strikes a residential neighborhood and kills 30+? Radio silence. Someone explain that to me? Anybody?
@iranidaturan@WhiteHouse Building off this theory, Trump is trying to build support from other countries to oppose China.
Takes out Venezuela, now Iran, then Cuba, and bringing in local partners who suffer from the temporary fall of these regimes.
Ruma Duwaji is not a private person. She is a wannabe NYC socialite who did a NY mag cover and was at the first row of NYFW, and she deserves to be scrutinized for her support for Hamas. Hope this helps.
@haralabob@volcaholic1 Gavin Newsome has spent $25 billion to stop homelessness… and there’s still the same amount of people on the streets!
But sure! Let’s blame the situation in Iran!
Oh no, he asked him to play like fringe HOFer Shawn Marion who has his jersey retired by Phoenix and Aaron Gordon who will have earned $280M by end of his current deal.
Why does Steve hate him so much?
It asked Doctors Without Borders to file some basic paperwork to show it wasn’t still employing terrorists like Fadi al-Wadiya, a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket scientist.
Minor details, Senator. Minor details.
Little history on AOC and Iran:
-She condemned Trump for killing top Iranian regime terrorist Qassem Soleimani
-She condemned Trump for blowing up Iran's nuclear facilities
-She co-sponsored legislation to prevent the U.S. military from taking action against Iran
-She was one of the only House members to not condemn Iran for attacking Israel
-Opposed to sanctions on Iran