Israeli Army: Nazi Holocaust and Underdog Israelis

israeli army: They mobilized reserves to face Egyptian troops arrayed at the border, according to Metro News. They appointed the eyepatch-wearing military hero Moshe Dayan as minister of defence . They barricaded the streets with sacks of sand. For several weeks in 1967, the underdog Israelis genuinely feared that their young Jewish state would be wiped out, even with memories of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe still fresh. Then it was over in a shocking flash. Israel vastly expanded its territory, and was crowned a regional power. A pre-emptive airstrike on June 5 destroyed the Egyptian air force on the ground, and the Israeli army also pushed back Jordan and Syria. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.