PLEASE NOTE: Daily posting and “Answers” emails will end for the school year on Friday, May 26th.

1. List the following information for ISRAEL:
(see the CIA World Factbook website for answers)
a) capital:
b) location/the countries that share its borders:
c) the religious breakdown of the population:
d) the type of government:
e) the chief of state (and head of government if different):
f) the population:

2. The first paragraph of a news article should answer the questions who, what, where and when. In this article, use paragraph 4. List the who, what, where and when of this news item. (NOTE: The remainder of a news article provides details on the why and/or how.)

3. a) Israel destroyed most of the air forces of which three countries at the start of the Six-Day War?
b) What was the population of Israel and each of the three Arab countries in 1967?

4. a) How many Egyptian planes and airfields were destroyed in the first wave of attacks in Operation Focus?
b) How many Egyptian and Syrian planes on the ground were destroyed by the Israeli air force (IAF) in total? How many Arab airfields were put out of commission?

5. What do you think of the IAF’s decision to release some of authentic text - the actual realtime communication - from the day of Operation Focus?

6. Watch the videos under “Resources” and check out some of the links to info on the Six-Day War. What surprises you the most about Israel’s victory?