The Six-Day War and Israeli Self-Defense Questioning the Legal Basis for Preventive War

Author: John Quigley
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107610026
Published In: February 2012
Format: Paperback , 280 pages
Jurisdiction: Israel, Saudi Arabia ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

Preface	vii
Note on Official Documents	xi
Abbreviations	xv
Part One A War is Generated
1 Who Was to Blame and Why It Matters	3
2 The Syrian Connection	6
3 Egypt Flexes Its Muscle	15
4 Historical Opportunity for Israel	27
Part Two Cold War Togetherness
5 Britain Has a Plan	39
6 Southern Passage: Aqaba as Cause for War	46
7 “The Americans Will Not Sit Shiva”	59
8 How to Attack: “We Have to Be the Victims”	67
Part ThreeThe First Victim of War
9 Turkey Shoot	75
10 Cover-up in the Security Council	83
11 Security Council “in the Dark”	90
12 Cover-up in the General Assembly	101
Part Four Rallying Round Self-Defense
13 How to Read the Silence on Aggression	115
14 The Experts Fall in Line	120
15 No Threat? No Matter	128
Part Five War without Limit?
16 War by Mistake	141
17 Defending in Advance	149
18 A New Doctrine of Preventive War	162
Part Six Peace Sidelined
19 Permanent Takeover?	177
20 Blocking the Path to Peace	185
Notes	193
Bibliography	245
Index	257