Six-Day War

=== Peace and diplomacy ===
[[File:Khartoum_Arab_Summit,_1967.jpg|alt=Khartoum_Arab_Summit,_1967|thumb|Some of the attending heads of state at the [[1967 Arab League summit|Arab League Summit in Khartoum]] following the Six-Day War. From left to right: [[Faisal of Saudi Arabia|Faisal]] of Saudi Arabia, [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]] of Egypt, [[Abdullah al-Sallal]] of Yemen, [[Sabah Al-Salim Al-Sabah]] of Kuwait and [[Abdul Rahman Arif|Abd al-Rahman Arif]] of Iraq, 2 September 1967]]
Following the war, Israel made an offer for peace that included the return of most of the recently captured territories. According to [[Chaim Herzog]]:

{{Quote|On June 19, 1967, the National Unity Government [of Israel] voted unanimously to return the Sinai to Egypt and the Golan Heights to Syria in return for peace agreements. The Golans would have to be demilitarized and special arrangement would be negotiated for the Straits of Tiran. The government also resolved to open negotiations with King Hussein of Jordan regarding the Eastern border.{{Sfnp|Herzog|1989|p=253}}}}

The 19 June Israeli cabinet decision did not include the [[Gaza Strip]] and left open the possibility of Israel permanently acquiring parts of the [[West Bank]]. On 25–27 June, Israel incorporated [[East Jerusalem]] together with areas of the West Bank to the north and south into Jerusalem's new municipal boundaries.

The Israeli decision was to be conveyed to the Arab nations by the United States. The U.S. was informed of the decision, but not that it was to transmit it. There is no evidence of receipt from Egypt or Syria, and some historians claim that they may never have received the offer.{{Sfnp|Shlaim|2007|p=254}}

In September, the [[Khartoum Resolution|Khartoum Arab Summit]] resolved that there would be "no peace, no recognition and no negotiation with Israel". However, as [[Avraham Sela]] notes, the Khartoum conference effectively marked a shift in the perception of the conflict by the Arab states away from one centred on the question of Israel's legitimacy, toward one focusing on territories and boundaries. This was shown on 22 November when Egypt and Jordan accepted [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 242]].{{Sfnp|Sela|1997|p=108}} [[Gamal Abdel Nasser|Nasser]] forestalled any movement toward direct negotiations with Israel. In dozens of speeches and statements, Nasser posited the equation that any direct peace talks with [[Israel]] were tantamount to surrender.<ref>{{Cite book|author1=Itamar Rabinovich|author2=Haim Shaked|title=From June to October: The Middle East Between 1967 And 1973 |publisher=Transaction Publishers |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vNQ3K5HfiHAC&pg=PA192|isbn=978-1-4128-2418-7|page=192|year=1978 |quote=In dozens of speeches and statements, Nasser posited the equation that any direct peace talks with Israel were tantamount to surrender. His efforts to forestall any movement toward direct negotiations&nbsp;... |access-date=27 October 2015}}</ref>

After the war, the entire Soviet bloc of Eastern Europe (with the exception of Romania) broke off diplomatic relations with Israel.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Webman |first=Esther |title=The Global Impact of the Protocols of the Elders of Zion: A Century-Old Myth |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xWusAgAAQBAJ&q=the+Communist+states%2C+with+the+exception+of+Romania%2C+broke+off+diplomatic+relations+with+Israel&pg=PA132 |publisher=Routledge |year=2011 |page=133 |isbn=978-0-415-59892-7}}</ref>

The 1967 War laid the foundation for future discord in the region, as the Arab states resented Israel's victory and did not want to give up territory.

On 22 November 1967, the [[United Nations Security Council]] adopted [[United Nations Security Council Resolution 242|Resolution 242]], the "[[land for peace]]" formula, which called for Israeli withdrawal "from territories occupied" in 1967 and "the termination of all claims or states of belligerency". Resolution 242 recognized the right of "every state in the area to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." Israel returned the Sinai to Egypt in 1978, after the [[Camp David Accords]]. In the summer of 2005, Israel [[Israeli disengagement from Gaza|withdrew all military forces]] and evacuated all civilians from the Gaza Strip. Its army frequently re-enters Gaza for military operations and still retains control of the seaports, airports and most of the border crossings.