Double Helix: Blueprint of Nations

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Israel & Palestine: Six Days that Changed Everything (Part 4)

Israel & Palestine: Six Days that Changed Everything (Part 4)7 ago42 min

On the morning of June 7th, 1967, Israeli paratroopers push through the narrow streets of Jerusalem's Old City and reach the Western Wall — the last remnant of the Second Temple destroyed by Rome in 70 CE. Hardened soldiers press their faces against the stone and weep. A military chaplain blows a ram's horn that echoes off the Temple Mount. A brigade commander grabs the radio and broadcasts three words: "The Temple Mount is in our hands." In six days, Israel conquers the Sinai, the Gaza Strip...