Ambassador Gideon Rafael Addresses U.N. Security Council, June 1967CIE+
The Israeli ambassador to the United Nations delivers a detailed outline of events that will lead to war two days later.
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Abba Eban Speech at U.N. Special Assembly, June 1967CIE+
Ambassador Abba Eban tells the U.N. why Israel had to fight the war earlier in June 1967 and calls for new efforts for regional peace.
U.N. Security Council Resolution 242, 1967: Framework for Arab-Israeli NegotiationsCIE+
Resolution 242 calls for Israeli withdrawal from unspecified captured territories in return for the right of all states to live in peace. It does not call for a full withdrawal. It is the basis for treaties with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994) and for PLO recognition of Israel (1993).
