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Dayan's Western Wall Moment
- Moshe Dayan placed a written prayer into the Western Wall after Israel's 1967 victory, symbolizing deep historical connection to the site.
- The narrator uses Dayan's gesture to show how the Six-Day War transformed Jewish access to sacred heritage.
Victory Bred Complacency
- The Six-Day War gave Israel strategic depth and transformed regional power balances almost overnight.
- That victory bred confidence that later hardened into dangerous complacency within Israeli leadership.
Sadat's Strategic Recalibration
- Anwar Sadat sought Soviet arms but faced Moscow's limits, which forced him to rethink how to pressure Israel.
- Sadat concluded he could humiliate Israel without full annihilation and thus force negotiations from strength.