Though talk of the Middle East may have slipped from the front page in the midst of an economic crisis, the scholars at the Washington Institute have remained firmly focused on their goal of “promoting security, peace, prosperity, and democracy” for the people of the Middle East. In their inaugural Book Prize competition, the Institute honored Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez for their innovative analysis of the origins of the Six Day War, Foxbats over Dimona, by presenting them with the Silver Prize.

As seasoned Israeli journalists, Ginor and Remez had a great deal of experience and perspective to bring to their study of the 1967 conflict, which argues that Soviet and Arab powers collaborated to induce aggression from Israel before its nascent nuclear program could progress. Their investigation is grounded extensive research, which draws upon both Israeli sources and newly available Soviet documents. Click here to hear an interview with the authors on the Yale Press Podcast.