Avira > mixed units and treif food really is mekarev people!
What I mean is that Six Day War (achieved by TzaHaL w/ Hashem’s help) changed views of many people on their religion. Not any more a nation suffering defeats and murder, but able to stand for itself. I know what you are going to say and what negative attitudes this also developed .. but it made some people give Judaism another look. It also changed how other people look at Jews and that also affected Jews second-hand.