"My belief is that it was an attempt by Israel to cover-up the fact that it was Israel, not Egypt, that began the Israeli-Arab conflict of 1967. "
On this we can agree, but the facts are so open about this I'm surprised there would be any need to cover up anything. Israel did indeed launch the first strike against Egypt, decimating its Air Force, allowing Israel to control the skies and take out tanks and artillery.
However, Israel did not strike out of aggression, but rather pre-emption. Even Gamal Abdul Nassar admitted provoking the Israelis to attack, in a tearful confession he made to his staff. This was corroborated with an Egyptian staffer who witnessed the event.
But to say that Israel "began" the Israeli-Arab conflict takes out of context that the Jews and the Muslims have been at war of Jerusalem ever since the Muslims kicked them out. This, in fact, is the longest running war in human history, and it is not just with Israel. Israel is but one front of many in the battle against Islam. It was Samuel P. Huntington that declared, "Islam has bloody borders".
Islam has been at war with the "people of the book", Jews and Christians, since at least 670 AD. Muslims believe that once a land has been under Islamic control, it must always remain under Islamic control in order to achieve dar al-Islam by means of a global caliphate. The goal is to expand the borders of dar al-Islam at the expense of dar al-Harb (war), and to create a universal Islamic community. It does not matter how long it takes for them to achieve this, it only matters that they keep fighting. We have entered into this battle against this Islamic foe and we will for some time to come.
"We have entered into this battle against this Islamic foe and we will for some time to come. "
Oh, I know. Perpetual War will be the hallmark of this administration.
No matter how many Muslims we kill, there'll always be millions more to replace them. Islam must reform itself, which appears doubtful in the short-term.