Israelis debate whether the Golan Heights should be attacked On 7 and 8 June, the Israeli leadership debated about whether to attack the Golan Heights as well. Syria had supported pre-war raids that had helped raise tensions and had routinely shelled Israel from the Heights, so some Israeli leaders wanted to see Syria punished. Military opinion was that the attack would be extremely costly since it would entail an uphill battle against a strongly fortified enemy. The western side of the Golan Heights consists of a rock escarpment that rises 500 meters (1,700 ft) from the Sea of Galilee and the Jordan River, and then flattens to a gently sloping plateau. Dayan opposed the operation bitterly at first, believing such an undertaking would result in losses of 30,000 and might trigger Soviet intervention. Prime Minister Eshkol, on the other hand, was more open to the possibility, as was the head of the Northern Command, David Elazar, whose unbridled enthusiasm for and confidence in the operation may have eroded Dayan's reluctance.
israelis debate whether the golan heights should be attacked on 7 and 8 june the israeli leadership debated about whether to attack the golan heights as well syria had supported pre-war raids that had helped raise tensions and had routinely shelled israel from the heights so some israeli leaders wanted to see syria punished military opinion was that the attack would be extremely costly since it would entail an uphill battle against a strongly fortified enemy the western side of the golan heights consists of a rock escarpment that rises 500 meters (1700 ft) from the sea of galilee and the jordan river and then flattens to a gently sloping plateau dayan opposed the operation bitterly at first believing such an undertaking would result in losses of 30000 and might trigger soviet intervention prime minister eshkol on the other hand was more open to the possibility as was the head of the northern command david elazar whose unbridled enthusiasm for and confidence in the operation may have eroded dayan's reluctance