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"The Six-Day War (Hebrew: מִלְחֶמֶת שֵׁשֶׁת הַיָּמִים, Milhemet Sheshet Ha Yamim; Arabic: النكسة, an-Naksah, "The Setback" or حرب 1967, Ḥarb 1967, "War of 1967"), also known as the June War, 1967 Arab–Israeli War, or Third Arab–Israeli War, was fought between 5 and 10 June 1967 by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt (known at the time as the United Arab Republic), Jordan, and Syria."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-Day_War
"As night fell, the Israeli assault troops lit flashlights, each battalion a different color, to prevent friendly fire incidents"
"On 7 June, Israel began the conquest of Sharm el-Sheikh"
"On 8 June 1967, USS Liberty, a United States Navy electronic intelligence vessel sailing 13 nautical miles (24 km) off Arish (just outside Egypt's territorial waters), was attacked by Israeli jets and torpedo boats, nearly sinking the ship, killing 34 sailors and wounding 171."
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"Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid[1] is a New York Times Best Seller book written by Jimmy Carter, 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and laureate of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize.
It was published by Simon & Schuster in November 2006."
"During his presidency, Carter hosted talks between Menachem Begin of Israel and Anwar Sadat of Egypt that led to the Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty. In this book Carter argues that Israel's continued control and construction of settlements have been the primary obstacles to a comprehensive peace agreement in the Middle East"
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Scribner_IV
"Vera Bloodgood Scribner, a horsewoman and the wife of the late publisher Charles Scribner, died of heart failure at Overlook Hospital in Summit, N.J. She and lived in Far Hills, N.J.
The Scribners married in 1916, and he was the president and chairman of the board of his family's publishing house, Charles Scribner's Sons, from 1932 until his death in 1952. Mrs. Scribner was hostess to numerous Scribner authors, including Thomas Wolfe, at Dew Hollow, the family's Colonial residence in Far Hills, and elsewhere.
A skillful sidesaddle rider, she was master of the Essex Fox Hounds in Far Hills for 24 years, until 1961.
Mrs. Scribner grew up in New York City and attended the Chapin School.
She is survived by a son, Charles Scribner Jr. of Manhattan (now deceased), chairman of the Scribner Book Companies; seven grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/118796606/vera-gordon-scribner
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