>>I've read that a bit differently (maybe different sources?) - as "it was a mistake to strike first", and "it was a mistake to take territories". That's where the high ground was lost, and the general goodwill of the world was also somewhat lost.
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>Do not agree.

I added an extra word above, I meant to say I read a few statements by prominent Israelis to that effect. But I assume they'd be a minority, even though one of them was a general from 1967 war. I think it was in last week's Newyorker.

> Having Israel as oppressor and an enemy sells well with their populace and helps them rally their people against a common enemy (Syria, Iraq, Iran, Saudi, they all used the situation for political gain at home ever since).

The technique is true and tried, works every time, unless one runs out of available wars, like Miloshevich.