On This Day in Jewish History: September 1st, 1967

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#onthisday, 1967, the Arab League convened in Khartoum, Sudan to state their infamous 3 No’s: No Peace with Israel, No Recognition of Israel, No Negotiations with Israel.

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In 2020, we see the long-term effects of this resolution beginning to crack: Egypt, Jordan, and the UAE have signed bilateral agreements of peace and diplomacy with Israel. Also, a bevy of other Arab countries are allegedly on the way to doing the same – ironically Sudan being one of them.

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After Israel won the Six Day war in 1967 they were expecting a call from the Arab world to negotiate peace. Israel thought that after yet another resounding victory, it would prove that they were here to stay and could reach a peace agreement in the region.

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Israel was open to almost all negotiations, except a complete return to the ‘48 armistice lines and would not re-divide Jerusalem.

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Shortly after the end of the war, Israel realized that they were wrong when Egypt and Syria began to resupply their militaries.

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This was followed by Egyptain President Nasser stating “We shall never surrender and shall not accept any peace – that means surrender.”

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Nasser wanted Israel to pull back to the 1947 UN partition plan, which was never even accepted in the first place.

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The leaders of 13 Arab countries met in Khartoum, Sudan at the 1967 Arab League Summit from August 29 until September 1.

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#onthisday they issued the Khartoum Resolution which stated “no peace with Israel, no recognition of Israel, no negotiations with it.”

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The 3 no’s were followed for over a decade until Egypt signed a peace treaty with Israel in 1979. That led to Egypt being expelled by the Arab League until 1989 when it was readmitted.

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Text Source: https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/the-khartoum-resolutions

Image Source: Public Domain

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