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== Historical Background ==
The Six Day War ended in a decisive Israeli victory (1967) following a long period of intense tension in the country before the war. The Rebbe was the only one who predicted the victory and sent reassuring messages to Israel. During the war, Israel liberated Jerusalem and the territories of Yehuda and Shomron that were under Jordanian control, the Golan Heights from the Syrians, and conquered the Sinai Peninsula from the Egyptians.

At the end of the war, Israeli elements began talking about willingness to return the liberated territories in exchange for establishing peace between Israel and its enemies. The Arab side refused but immediately began a massive diplomatic campaign aimed at forcing Israel to withdraw from the conquered territories without Arab commitment. The Rebbe spoke extensively about how the only reason for this was that Israel itself made a proposal that brought the Arabs to realize they could get the territories through pressure. The Rebbe explained that this stems from a Jew feeling inferior to the goy and feeling a need to appease him, whereas if the goy would see that the Jew behaves with "Geon Yaakov" (Pride of Jacob), the goy nullifies himself before the Jew.

At the end of the war, a ceasefire agreement was signed between the warring parties. Egypt violated the ceasefire by advancing missiles toward the Suez Canal contrary to what was signed. The Rebbe strongly pushed for the IDF to bomb the Egyptians and not wait for the Egyptians to attack first. The Rebbe argued that a harsh response to the ceasefire violation would create deterrence that would prevent a heavy price in blood in the future. In practice, the IDF refrained from responding, which created the War of Attrition during which the IDF suffered heavy casualties and avoided destroying the Egyptian missile array that caused heavy casualties in the Yom Kippur War.

During the war period, then-US President Nixon tried to achieve a ceasefire between the parties. The Rebbe constantly conveyed messages to Israel through letters to officials and spoke about how it was forbidden to agree to a ceasefire because Egypt would use it for massive armament that would ultimately lead to a war that would claim many more casualties. In practice, Israel signed the ceasefire. Twenty-four hours after it went into effect, the Egyptians violated the ceasefire by advancing many missiles toward the canal. The Rebbe urged bombing the launchers, but Israel settled for diplomatic protests only.

On Yom Kippur 1973, the Yom Kippur War broke out. The war broke out after Israel refused to mobilize reserves for fear of being considered the one who started the war. Later, the Rebbe said about this that even the avoidance of a preemptive strike was from the feeling of inferiority Jews felt toward the goy, and this feeling cost Israel many casualties. At the beginning of the war, the Egyptian force succeeded in breaking through the IDF's defense array. In the second week of the war, Israel managed to recapture Sinai and even cross the canal. The IDF flanked a large Egyptian force but refrained from capturing it - about this too the Rebbe spoke the same things. In the north, Israel succeeded in repelling the Syrians and entering Syrian territory, reaching the outskirts of Damascus. The Rebbe urged capturing Damascus for a short time to create great deterrence and would serve as a force that would push the Syrians to sign a peace agreement with Israel.