The Notion of a “pre-emptive War
” The Six Day War Revisited
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10278699 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ersun N Kurtulus (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2007 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 220-238 |
| Publication date | 2007-04-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Middle East Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3141 • E-ISSN: 1940-3461 |
| Publisher | The Middle East Journal (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3751/61.2.12 |
| OpenAlex | W23133493 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 5 |
The article presents a critical assessment of the widespread conceptualization of the June 1967 War between Israel and its neighboring Arab states as a pre-emptive war both in academic and non-academic writing. Tracing the origins of the notion of pre-emptive war to international law, the article identifies three necessary conditions for such a war to be classified as pre-emptive: acute crisis combined with high alert levels; vulnerable offensive weapons; and strategic parity as regards to offensive capabilities. On the basis of a re-interpretation of the evidence produced by previous research, this article argues that the circumstances surrounding the Six Day War did not fulfill some of these necessary conditions. This conclusion also is supported by evidence related to the Israeli decision to launch a first strike
Conceptualization · Economics · Interpretation (philosophy · Just war theory · Linguistics · Management · Offensive · Political economy · Political science · Sociology · Spanish Civil War · Intelligence, Security, War Strategy · Jewish and Middle Eastern Studies · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2022 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |