Here we are, 40 years removed from Israel’s greatest military victory, the Six Day War. And little Israel defeating the much larger Arab armies is one of the biggest triumphs in world history.

No one doubts that this was a great accomplishment for the Jewish people—showing that Jews won’t lay down for slaughter like some thought during the Holocaust; Jerusalem was reunited, giving Jews access to their holiest sites; and the capture of important strategic land which would help Israel in subsequent military conflicts.

Yet, many now question the true cost of the battle. Jews, victims for 2,000 years, are now called “occupiers.” Military victory after military victory hasn’t prevented terror from Islamic fundamentalists.

With 40 years of history, no expert has a solution to the issues vexing the heart of the Middle East. The hawkish strategy of striking back harder clearly hasn’t prevented terror. Nor has the dovish concept of trading land for peace. The recent third approach of unilateral withdrawal hasn’t provided much relief.

The Clinton and recent Bush administrations couldn’t be any more different in their approaches. Still, the results are the same: conflict in the Middle East.
What scares me is that there is no end in sight. When Palestinian TV features Disney characters teaching their children about the evil Zionist nation, we’ll have plenty of problems for generations to come.