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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/a-man-of-peace-who-made-israel-a-military-powerhouse/
Peres Helped Build the IDF before the Six-Day War
(Times of Israel) Judah Ari Gross - During the 1950s, Shimon Peres, who had tried and failed to purchase weapons from the U.S., turned instead to France. Through Peres' relationship with the French, Israel purchased large quantities of weapons, including artillery, tanks and radar equipment. Israel also acquired French Dassault Mystere IV and Dassault Ouragan fighter jets in 1955, the Dassault Super Mystere B2 in 1958, and the Dassault Mirage IIIC, one of the most advanced aircraft of its time, in 1962. All of these aircraft were used in the 1967 Six-Day War, taking out the air forces of Egypt, Syria, Iraq and Jordan.