CIA correctly predicts the Six-Day War
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- Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA whole source · open book
On June 5, 1967, Israel launched an attack on Egypt, Syria, and Jordan. The CIA saw it coming.
chapter: Chapter 26
- The Warburgs: The Twentieth-Century Odyssey of a Remarkable Jewish Family whole source · open book
During the Six-Day War in 1967, Siegmund took up a collection among Jewish bankers on the proviso that afterward they reform Israeli finances. At a 1968 economic summit in Jerusalem, Siegmund emerged as the guiding spirit behind the Israel Corporation, which was to funnel foreign capital into Israel’s nascent industry.
chapter: 47 - Fathers and Sons