Feb 9, (Reuters) - Israel has taken steps to help settlers acquire land in the occupied West Bank and widen its powers in ...

The sixth of ten programmes exploring the origins and tracing the history of the Middle East conflict examines the years from the end of the first Arab-Israeli war to the Six Day War of 1967.

It is known in Arabic simply as Naksa, or Setback. Israel's defeat of the armies of Egypt, Syria and Jordan in six short days in 1967 was such a devastating blow to Arab pride and morale that Arabic ...

Key Points and Summary - On June 8, 1967, during the Six-Day War, Israeli forces attacked the U.S. Navy spy ship USS Liberty, killing 34 Americans and wounding 171. Officially, both Israel and the U.S ...