Arab-Israeli Wars Trivia

1. On the morning of Yom Kippur, three prominent Israeli officials met to discuss a pre-emptive strike, who argued against the certainty of war at the meeting?

From Quiz October 6th, 1973 and after

Answer: Moshe Dayan

Henry Kissinger, in the days leading up to the war, conducted much shuttle diplomacy between the two sides, and tried to moderate the situation. Henry even sent Golda Meir a message saying, "Don't pre-empt," after Golda Meir contacted the United States saying that it would not attack the Arabs first. At 8:05 AM, the meeting began, and Moshe Dayan began to argue that war was avoidable. An Israeli General, David Elazar, then presented his viewpoint that Golda should allow a pre-emptive strike against Syria, which would include the bombing of Syrian airfields, missiles, and infantry. Golda Meir decided that Israel would not attack first, because they would receive no help if they started the war.

From Quiz Six Day War

Answer: 1967

The Six Day War started on June 5, 1967 and ended on June 10 of the same year. It was a very short war.

From Quiz Middle East 1967

Answer: Mirage III

Israel did actually fly Super Mysteres and Mysteres IV. The Mirage V was a sub-type ordered by Israel according to the combat experience of 1967. Ironically, the relation between France and Israel deteriorated and France finally sold the Mirage V to Libya.

From Quiz The Arab-Israeli War of 1967

Answer: 5-10 June 1967

Earlier in 1967 there had been conflict on the Golan Heights, near the border between Israel and Syria. The immediate "trigger" for the war is widely agreed to have been Egypt's blockade of the Gulf of Aqaba (starting on 22 May 1967), which had the effect of cutting off access to and from the southern Israeli port of Eilat.

From Quiz Six Day War

Answer: Egyptian blockade of Tiran, military in Sinai Peninsula and Syrian support for Fedayeen incursions into Israel

Egypt was conducting a naval blockade of the Straits of Tiran; there was a military build up in the Sinai Peninsula, and Syria was supporting incursions into Israeli territory. Israel was threatened by all these countries and hit back.

From Quiz Middle East 1967

Answer: An Iraqi pilot defected to Israel in 1966 with his Mig 21

The Iraqi authorities did not realize what had happened and thought the plane had crashed.

From Quiz The Arab-Israeli War of 1967

Answer: Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan (1915-1981) was an outstanding Minister of Defence. He was appointed in 1967 and held his post until 1974. He was, however, blamed for Israel's lack of preparedness at the outbreak of the 1973 October War.

From Quiz Israel's War of Independence

Answer: One

With no barrel!

From Quiz October 6th, 1973 and after

Answer: Mount Hermon

Casualties included 30 Israelis and 15 Syrians dead, 23 Israelis and 3 Syrians wounded, 31 Israelis were taken as POWs, and two of the prisoners were executed. Syria lost 1 helicopter during the battle. Mount Hermon, which is 9,232 feet above sea level at its peak, had been captured by the Israelis in the 6-day war of 1967. Taking the mountain was important to the Syrians, as it has a good view of Galilee. Much radar equipment was housed there. On October 6th, 1973 a group of Syrian commandos, around 300 soldiers, attacked the outpost. They captured it the next day.

From Quiz Six Day War

Answer: Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia

Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia have all Muslim majorities in their population. These were the countries that had a military confrontation with Israel.

From Quiz Middle East 1967

Answer: Israel planned to capture those bases intact

Durandal bombs penetrate the concrete strips a few centimeters before exploding. Israel did actually capture the Sinai Egyptian bases.

From Quiz The Arab-Israeli War of 1967

Answer: Operation Moked

This Operation eliminated almost 700 aircraft in a single day by an Israeli air force numberng 224.

From Quiz Israel's War of Independence

Answer: April 1948

The new strategy was first implemented in operation "Nahshon", which began on the night of April 2, and the objective of which was to seize control of the road to Jerusalem in order to allow the transfer of supplies and reinforcements to the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem, which was besieged. The operation was successful, but was only one of many battles that would take place in and around Jerusalem.

From Quiz October 6th, 1973 and after

Answer: Battle of Latakia

Little is known about Syrian losses during this battle, because it is unknown how many Syrians were on the 5 ships sunk by the Israelis. No Israelis were harmed during the battle. The battle, which took place on October 7th in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Latakia, Syria, also was the first naval battle to use electronic deception. Israel was aiming to weaken the Syrian navy, which had superb, Soviet-made missile boats. Israeli ships attacked the Syrian ships, and electronic deception meant that the Syrian ships were completely unaware of the approaching enemy. Gabriel missiles then took out the five ships that Israel attacked.

From Quiz Six Day War

Answer: Attack on Egyptian Air Force

Israel decided to attack the Egyptian Air Force, which was the most modern and had recently been supplied by the Soviet Union. Egypt had a weak defense system, and they could not defend their airfields from a well planned strike. This occurred on June 5, 1967. 300 Egyptian aircraft were lost and 100 pilots were killed. The Israeli losses were just 19 planes, and these were mechanical failures.

From Quiz Middle East 1967

Answer: Israel made low-level attacks and the SA 2 is almost useless under 3.000 ft

The SA 2 was lethal in Vietnam against the high-level attacks by B52 bombers. However, it was relatively easy for a low-level intruder to avoid that massive missile.

From Quiz The Arab-Israeli War of 1967

Answer: General Mordechai Hod

General Sharon was responsible for the war in the Sinai as was also General Yoffe. General Mofaz was a Director of Military intelligence and was responsible for spy network management before the 1967 war.

From Quiz October 6th, 1973 and after

Answer: Soviet Union

Warsaw Pact countries also aided considerably, and air and sea transport were used to supply the two Arab belligerents. Syria received more than half of the Soviet Union's aid during the war. On October 9th alone, 14,000 tons of supplies were delivered.

From Quiz Six Day War

Answer: The Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip

Israel surprised Egyptian forces in Sinai and attacked them. Egypt's field marshall, Abdel Hakim Amer panicked, and ordered his troops to retreat. Later in the mountains, they were defeated, which was a significant victory for the Israelis.

From Quiz Middle East 1967

Answer: A high ranking Egyptian officer was flying in the area

Egyptian Field Marshal Ali Amer was inspecting military bases in the Sinai and (to prevent a mistake) air defenses had been forbidden to fire against any aircraft in the peninsula.

From Quiz The Arab-Israeli War of 1967

Answer: Israel Tal

Israel Tal (1921-1994) became general in 1966. He was responsible for massive victories including the capture of Bir-Gafgafa - an important strategic victory for Israel.

From Quiz Israel's War of Independence

Answer: "Tinok"

"Tinok" means baby. "Heram" and "Kilshon" were also operations during the war. Operation "Tinok" took place between 15-19 of May 1948, and the entire non-fighting populations of "Hartov", "Gat", "Kfar Menachem", "Negba" and "Nitzanim" were evacuated.

From Quiz Six Day War

Answer: The West Bank

Jordan decided to fight in the war, and struck against the Israeli air force, but inflicted very little damage. Then, surprisingly, the Jordanians took Jerusalem and parts of Judea. The Israelis recovered their lands and took the West Bank.

From Quiz Middle East 1967

Answer: King Hussein II of Jordan

Although Israel avoided any hostile act against Jordan to keep the country neutral, King Hussein believed that the Arabs were winning and he and that his country could not afford staying neutral.

From Quiz The Arab-Israeli War of 1967

Answer: 8th June

On 8th June the Egyptian Land Forces were routed. (The Egyptian Air Force had been destroyed 2-3 days earlier).

From Quiz Israel's War of Independence

Answer: There will be no armed militia in Israel, and the IDF will be the only armed force.

This section was important because until then there had been three separate fighting forces. The "Haganah", which was the largest force, was also the most mainstream, and it formed the basis for the IDF. Two more radical groups, "Etzel" and "Lehi", also existed. "Lehi" disarmed and disbanded immediately, but "Etzel" tried to retain a measure of independence, and eventually things heated up to the point where government forces fired on the "Etzel" weapons ship "Altalena" in June. After that "Etzel" was disarmed and its fighters divided up amongst the IDF units.

From Quiz Six Day War

Answer: Syria

Egyptian news told that they had completely destroyed Israeli military forces. Syria believed it, and then they fought against Israel. Then they realized that the Egyptians were lying. Israel totally destroyed the Syrian airforce. Golan Heights is a very escarpated plateau, and difficult to move on. Israel took advantage of this. They drove Syrians out. It was another victory for Israel.

From Quiz Middle East 1967

Answer: Nathanya

The Jordanian Hawker Hunters that carried out the mission did not take off for a second mission. The Israeli Air Force caught them on their way back from the attack and destroyed all of them.

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