Šestodnevni rat i Jugoslavija: prikazi i interpretacije kroz prizmu Vjesnika i Slobodne Dalmacije
The Six-Day War And Yugoslavia: Political Discourse And Media Narratives In Vjesnik And Slobodna Dalmacija

Summary/Abstract: This paper, based on Yugoslav press sources and archival documents, examines the course of the Third Arab–Israeli War, commonly known as the SixDay War. It describes the official stance of the Yugoslav authorities toward the conflict, as well as the way key events of the war were presented in the Yugoslav press. During the war, Yugoslavia supported the Arab side and, as part of this policy, severed diplomatic relations with Israel. The Soviet Union held a similar position, suggesting that Yugoslav policy was aligned with that of the USSR. The study focuses on the leading daily newspapers of Socialist Republic of Croatia, Vjesnik and Slobodna Dalmacija. Analysis of their content shows that the Yugoslav press coverage of the war was marked by a binary, black-and-white perspective, biased and openly supportive of the Arab countries.

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