ABSTRACT
The early months of 1967 saw the escalation of existing tensions in the Middle East. The Israeli policy of raiding sites in its neighbouring countries suspected of being bases for attacks on Israel had developed throughout the 1960s, and gained most international attention when Israeli forces destroyed the Jordanian village of Samu, near Hebron on the West Bank of the River Jordan, in November 1966. The raid, ostensibly against a number of camps of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) said to be in the settlement, was condemned by Resolution 228 of the UN Security Council. Discontent within Arab countries at their governments’ policies towards Israel increased, as opposition groups, most notably those active in Jordan, claimed that the attitudes amounted to appeasement.
