A seemingly neverending war given further understanding.
As we see evidence today, the 6 Day War of June, 1967 is still ongoing, only with different strategies and weapons. Multiple crisis during the past decades have been a direct consequence of that war that at the time seemed so decisive. Paying close attention to the between-the-lines, one will discover that it would appear there is no easy solution, even after 50 years of negotiations and continued fighting. To his credit, Laron was able to unearth an enormous archival treasure trove of documents from different governments and the thinking and posturing that took place then—and continues to this day—between Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Israel, Russia and the US. Of worry today, repeating history seems possible, i.e., none of the countries chose to war, and that within each country’s government, it was the military faction that coerced the political figureheads to give in. They reluctantly endorsed the military despite their cautious thinking. The book, narrated by William Hughes, leaves the listener a bit disheartened, given the Middle East situation is not getting better, but worse.