Israel relives 1973 war through declassified documents ; Confidential discussions by leaders in early days of battle grip the publicETHAN BRONNER
many Palestinian and Middle Eastern scholars believe that what made this Hamas attack unique was its direct assault on Israeli soil. Some have even compared it to the 1973 Yom Kippur War, marking the first time since then that Israel was attacked so aggressively. ...
Israel’s decisions, decision-makers, and the decision process during the two most significant crisis-wars within the Arab–Israel protracted conflict, the 1967 and 1973 Wars, are analyzed in this chapter in the following sequence: the prewar crisis period from 17 May–4 June 1967, in three p...
“Three weeks before the war, I did an idyllic tour of reserve duty in Dahab in the Sinai for a month,” Schenker recalled, referring to the Red Sea coastal resort that was, while it was under Israeli rule, a hub for alternative lifestyles. “We had no sense, no i...
While the 1973 war cost Israel a year's GNP, by the second half of 1974 the economy had recovered. Foreign investments grew considerably and, with Israel becoming an associate member of the European Common Market (1975), new potential outlets opened up for Israeli goods. Tourism began to inc...
They were nicknamed “Zelda,” Hebrew slang for an American Jewish girl. In the 1973 war, they suffered painful losses. Dismounted infantry has trouble keeping up with tanks, and is vulnerable to shell fragments and machine guns. One solution was the armored personnel carrier (APC), a “battl...
In the 1970s, Arab states that exported oil imposed embargo on countries they perceived as supportive of Israel during the 1973 war that was fought in the region. The effect was global and immediate. It also highlighted Israel's dependence. ...
"The ability for Israel to handle an extended war – over eight weeks – is very different now than back in 1973," Savage said, referencing the Arab-Israel conflict that kicked off nearly fifty years to the day of the multi-pronged Saturday offensive of Palestinian militant group Hamas. ...
1973 Yom Kippur War Three years of relative calm along the borders were shattered on Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement), the holiest day of the Jewish year, when Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise assault against Israel (6 October 1973), with the Egyptian army crossing the Suez Canal...
Crude prices have been bolstered by instability in the Middle East. Over the weekend, a terrorist attack delivered by Hamas struck Israel on nearly the 50th anniversary of the Arab-Israel war of 1973, which rattled oil markets through an Arab oil embargo against the U.S. ...