Yom Kippur War Political Cartoon

When the fourth arab israeli war began on october 6 1973 many of israel s soldiers were away from their posts observing yom kippur or day of atonement and the.

Yom kippur war political cartoon. The policy of the soviet union was one of the causes of egypt s military weakness. The egyptian armor was virtually defenseless against superior israeli gunnery and the iaf losing over 250 tanks and hundreds of men. Israel on the american side egypt and. The battle of october 14 was a disaster for egypt and proved to be turning point of the war.

The israelis lost 25 tanks. Political generals who had in large part been responsible for the rout in 1967 were replaced with competent ones. We have not learnt much since then although after the yom kippur war of 1973 and the falklands war of 1982 both unanticipated political scientists and humanitarians sought to study the. Military intelligence chief misled israeli leaders ahead of 1973 war declassified doc reveals special means that could have foretold the yom kippur war weren t employed but intel chief made political leaders believe otherwise a newly discovered document shows.

The war was initiated by egypt and syria on october 6 1973 on the jewish holy day of yom kippur and during ramadan the month of fasting in islam and it continued until october 26 1973. Dec 7 2013 the great deception. The role of the superpowers too was a major factor in the outcome of the two wars. Yom kippur war also called the october war the ramadan war or the fourth arab israeli war damaging inconclusive war and the fourth of the arab israeli wars.

He went so far as to compare it. 9 in 2019 with the small aging community there. See more ideas about yom kippur war october war. Together with other young jews from berlin the 29 year old had traveled to the eastern german city to celebrate yom kippur which fell on oct.

As the country shuts down for the weekly sabbath ahead of the solemn holy day of yom kippur on sunday and monday. Yom kippur war map of failed egyptian second phase attack and israeli counter attacks.