The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. Arabisrael war 1973 6 october24 october 1973fourth major arabisrael war. But in less than 24 hours, israel had mobilised two armoured divisions, which soon turned the. The arab israel war october 1973 download ebook pdf. Pdf the sixday war and its impact on arab and israeli conflict. Not all observers reckon this as a war, which accounts for the fact that some refer to the october war of 1973 as the fourth and others as the fifth arab israeli war. What lessons were learned from the 1973 yom kippur war. Egyptian forces crossing the suez canal on october 7. Not all observers reckon this as a war, which accounts for the fact that some refer to the october war of 1973 as the fourth and others as the fifth arabisraeli war. The yom kippur war of october 1973 had a fundamental influ ence on the united. The may 1948 arabisraeli war commenced following the termination of the british mandate in palestine, and the arab rejection of the united nations partition plan. The rejection of the plan culminated in five arab states iraq, syria, lebanon, egypt and jordan invading the newly formed israel. Arabisraeli wars, series of military conflicts between israeli and various arab forces, most notably in 194849, 1956, 1967, 1973, 1982, and 2006. When the fourth arab israeli war began on october 6, 1973, many of israels soldiers were away from their posts observing yom kippur or day of atonement, and the.
In a series of events that took place over 32 days, the u. Attrition, yom kippur war, october war, ramadan war, war of. Known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan or october war in egypt and syria, the dramatic events of october 1973 profoundly altered the course of middle east politics, eventually leading to the 1979 egyptianisraeli peace treaty and cairos realignment away from the soviet union and toward. Known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan or october war in egypt and syria, the dramatic events of october 1973 profoundly altered the course of middle east politics, eventually leading to the 1979 egyptianisraeli peace treaty and. It also stands as perhaps the most examined example of strategic surprise in history, with the number and breadth of studies of the war exceeding even other such classic examples as. On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two front surprise attack on the nation of israel. The intelligence failure of the yom kippur war of 1973. It forced the nixon administration to realize that arab frustration over israels unwillingness to withdraw from the territories it had occupied in 1967 could have. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. It is the closest the world got to a real example of what a war between the nato and the warsaw pact would have looked like. This was a case wherein israeli af had to stem the enemy advance on two fronts, each serious enough to threaten the existence of the state of israel itself. If we combine the kind of war with its outcome, we get several permutations. Here we bring together its impact on israel and on the jewish communities in the arab countries. Peace, no war between august 1970 and 6 october 1973.
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. State department intelligence and research predicted 1973. 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. At the khartoum summit ofaugust 1967 the arahs issued their three noes. The 1973 arab israeli war was, and still is, the best example of modern warfare between two roughly equally matched sides. The october 1973 war represented not only a renewed clash of arab and israeli forces, it ignited an energy crisis brought on by an organization of arab petroleum exporting countries oapec oil embargo against the united states, and led to the threat of a direct superpower confrontation. The war and the future of the arabisraeli conflict foreign. Foreign relations of the united states, 19691976, volume xxv, arabisraeli crisis and war, 1973. The fundamental cause of the yom kippur war was the diplomatic impasse thai followed the sixday war. Iraq sent its troops to participate in the 1948 arabisraeli war, and later backed egypt and syria in the 1967 sixday war and in the 1973 yom kippur war. Nixon toward the arabisraeli dispute in the months preceding, during, and immediately following the october 1973 war. The previous arab israeli war, the sixday war 1967, was followed by years of sporadic fighting, which developed into a fullscale war in 1973. The arabisraeli war in 1973, besides the jewish holiday, also took place during the islamic holy month of ramadan, during which practicing muslims observe mandatory daytime fasting. Click download or read online button to get the arab israel war october 1973 book now.
In june 1981, israel attacked and destroyed newly built iraqi nuclear facilities in operation opera. Air forces military airlift command shipped 22,325 tons of tanks, artillery, ammunition, and supplies in c141 starlifter and c5 galaxy transport aircraft between 14. The war also prompted the united states to undertake an. October 1973 war between israel and the arab states egypt and syria. The next day, israeli and syrian fighters engaged in aerial combat, in the course of which thirteen syrian planes were downed. Id think hungry or dehydrated soldiers may not fight or think as well as when theyre well fed. It is intended to uncover indications of future force developments and military performance in the area. Turning of the tide in the sinai 1973 arabisraeli war major. The 1973 arabisraeli war, referred to variously as the yom kippur war, the war of atonement, the war of ramadan, and the october war, was the fourth major conflict in this series. Rogers did not perceive the arabisraeli conflict solely within the parameters of the cold war, but instead as a series of disputes that originated from regional antagonisms. An inevitable conflict find, read and cite all the research you.
We use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Benny morris probes the motives and aims of the protagonists on the basis of newly opened israeli and western documentation. In any event, a major transition in the middle east came on 28 september 1970, when president nasser died. It followed israel winning the independence war of 19471948, spectacularly winning the six day war of 1967, surviving the war of attrition 19671970 in spit. If 1967 was a classical study of preemptive offensive, then this war of 1973 can be considered how an air force ought to react to enemys initiative and offensive. In fact it has been a fractured area for major part of the last century. On october 6, 1973, egypt and syria launched a surprise attack against israel on the jewish holiday of yom kippur. Aug 30, 2016 the yom kippur war was another third attempt by the arab countries to destroy israel. Arab politics at the end of world war i than antizionism became its most effective rallying cry. Pdf on jun 1, 2017, efraim karsh and others published the six day war. Yet despite their potential to resolve the arabisraeli conflict, they perpetuated it. October 1973 war, recalled anwar sadat, who participated in that crucial meeting.
Chronologically the next war for our study is the yom kippur war. The study of these changes will take many years and many hands. Early in the conflict, egyptian and syrian forces retook key positions lost in the 1967 six day war. The partys leader, david ben gurion, became israels first prime minister. The yom kippur war is also known as the october war or the 1973 arabisraeli war, was a war. United states middle east policy and united nations deliberations. Foreign relations of the united states, 19691976, volume xxv. Better known as the yom kippur war, this 225 page book leaves no stone unturned. Arab rejection of jewish statehoodmade another allout arabisraeli war a foregone.
Arabisraeli war 1973 definition of arabisraeli war. The united states also began to reexamine its policy in the middle east when it faced the arab oil embargo at the end of the war. This week marks the fortyfourth anniversary of the beginning of the 1973 arabisraeli war. Oct 05, 20 in 1973, the war between israel, egypt and syria shook the region 40 years on, its effects are still being felt, as kevin connolly reports. The yom kippur war and the shaping of the united states air force. The october 1973 arabisraeli war, known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan war in arab countries, was a watershed event in arabisraeli relations.
Shippensburg university shippensburg, pennsylvania on the morning of 6 october 1973, the inexperienced young reservists of the israel defense force idf stationed on the barlev line in the sinai peninsula received the order to mobilize in light of a possible egyptian assault. Israel and iraq have been implacable foes since 1948. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the war s political dimensions. It forced the nixon administration to realize that arab frustration over israels unwillingness to withdraw from the territories it had occupied in 1967 could have major strategic consequences for the united states. Npmp, nscf, box 1174, 1973 middle east war 10 october 1973 file no. The arabisraeli conflict 66 the mapai party won the elections in israel for the first parliament. This history of the foundational war in the arabisraeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. Government documents pertaining to the yom kippur war. The editors of this volume sought to present documentation that explains and illuminates the major foreign policy decisions taken by the administration of richard m. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Turning of the tide in the sinai 1973 arab israeli war major. Middle east is a volatile region and the hub of confrontation for the last 50 years or so. But ultimately the arabs buckled under a sustained israeli counterattack strengthened by us airlifts.
The arabisraeli war of 1973 ended the stalemate in peace negotiations that had existed prior to the war. This history of the foundational war in the arab israeli conflict is groundbreaking, objective, and deeply revisionist. Dec 27, 20 arab israeli war or yom kippur war of 1973 slideshare uses cookies to improve functionality and performance, and to provide you with relevant advertising. Arab politics at the end of world war i than antizionism became its most effective. The israeli losses were heavy and the course of the war seemed to lay squarely within arab hands. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Arabisraeli wars article about arabisraeli wars by the. The yom kippur war was another third attempt by the arab countries to destroy israel. Yost, how the arabisraeli war began, foreign affairs, jan. They said about the war introduction the october 1973 war, a radical turningpoint in the course of arab israeli conflict, has evoked interest by military leaders, strategists, research and study centers and media around the world. On 3 october, during ramadan, the muslim month of fasting, reserve officers in the syrian army were called up, and two days later, reserve units were mobilized. Foreign relations of the united states, 19691976, volume. Arabisraeli war of 1973 jsource the workers circle. The october 1973 arab israeli war, known as the yom kippur war in israel and the ramadan war in arab countries, was a watershed event in arab israeli relations.
All israeli airfields are within three to five minutes flying time of. Published for the first time today by the national security archive. The 1973 war has had an enormous impact on all the complex of factors that enter into the arabisraeli conflict. Israeli 638 comp antitank battalion may breakdown and combine. Rumors of an israeli nuclear alert in the early days of the 1973 yom. The war and the future of the arabisraeli conflict. History nationalist and independence movements history. The arab israeli war of 1973 ended the stalemate in peace negotiations that had existed prior to the war.
The 1973 arabisraeli war central intelligence agency. Oct 04, 2017 this week marks the fortyfourth anniversary of the beginning of the 1973 arabisraeli war. The 1973 war, in which there was no clear victor or defeated ought. Politics, charity, and terrorism in the service of jihad by matthew levitt, the yom kippur war. Air force manual afm 11, basic aerospace doctrine of the united states. Backed by arms from the soviet union, egypt and syria made significant territorial gains in sinai and the golan heights.
If you continue browsing the site, you agree to the use of cookies on this website. The 1973 war has had an enormous impact on all the complex of factors that enter into the arab israeli conflict. On the afternoon of october 6, israel was attacked simultaneously on two fronts by egypt and syria. This played into israeli bands and when colda meir became israel s first female prime minister in 1969 she obdu. While arab and israeli ground forces were sparring and regrouping, syrian and israeli air forces were engaged in battle and the israeli air force bombed the international airport at damascus. The rejection of the plan culminated in five arab states iraq, syria, lebanon, egypt and jordan. The yom kippur war of 1973 the yom kippur war of 1973, one of the most decisive conventional wars in middle east history, is socalled because it began on the day of atonement yom kippur, the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the jewish calendar. What struck me most about the series is how markedly it differs from what we read in the western media which was embedded with israeli troops and what americans are taught in school. Overview and analysis of the conflict introduction this study examines the military operations of the major combatantsegypt, syria, and israelduring the october 1973 middle east war. On 12 september 1973, egyptian president anwar alsadat received king hussein of jordan and syrian president hafiz alasad. During their conversations, an egyptiansyrianjordanian alliance was sealed. In 1973, the war between israel, egypt and syria shook the region 40 years on, its effects are still being felt, as kevin connolly reports.
Pdf abstract this article focuses on the israel palestine conflict from. They said about the war introduction the october 1973 war, a radical turningpoint in the course of arabisraeli conflict, has evoked interest by military leaders, strategists, research and study centers and media around the world. Many arab states contributed troops and financial support, and the ussr also provided assistance. Following the military confrontation against syria and egypt, israel was more amenable to a peace settlement. The war in october is a threepart documentary series about the october 1973 arabisraeli war aka the yom kippur war.
Did this affect the performance of the arab egypt and syrian armies. Apr 25, 2017 we use your linkedin profile and activity data to personalize ads and to show you more relevant ads. Arabisraeli war 1973 synonyms, arabisraeli war 1973 pronunciation, arabisraeli war 1973 translation, english dictionary definition of arabisraeli war 1973. In this article, an attempt is made to examine that impact in several areas that seem to have a particular bearing on the immediate future. Good account of the details of operations on all fronts. Israeli statehood and the arabisraeli war of 1948 10.
Legacy of 1973 arabisraeli war reverberates 40 years on. This is the account of the 1973 war looking at international perspective especially super power rivalry and maneuvering in middle east. October 1973 war, recalled anwar sadat, who participated in that crucial. Ultimately, it was the israeli offensive spirit and determination which gave them victory war since 1945 seminar operational valiant. A riveting account of the military engagements, it also focuses on the wars political dimensions. Sep 18, 2007 author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973. Operation nickel grass was a strategic airlift operation conducted by the united states to deliver weapons and supplies to israel during the 1973 yom kippur war. Israeli statehood and the arab israeli war of 1948 10.
Author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973. Arab rejection of jewish statehoodmade another allout arabisraeli war a foregone conclusion. Tensions between israel and the arabs have been complicated and heightened by the political, strategic, and economic interests in the area of the great powers. With the element of surprise to their advantage, egyptian forces successfully crossed the suez canal with greater ease than expected, suffering only a.
The previous arabisraeli war, the sixday war 1967, was followed by years of sporadic fighting, which developed into a fullscale war in 1973. This program seeks to identify and declassify collections. The 1973 arab israeli war, referred to variously as the yom kippur war, the war of atonement, the war of ramadan, and the october war, was the fourth major conflict in this series. Israeli 6 38 comp antitank battalion may breakdown and combine. These include israels war of independence and the palestinian nakbah, the suez crisis, the sixday war, the yom kippur war, and two wars in lebanon. Huge numbers of jewish immigrants, mainly from eastern europe and arab countries, doubled. Part of the arab israeli conflict and the cold war. Rogers did not perceive the arab israeli conflict solely within the parameters of the cold war, but instead as a series of disputes that originated from regional antagonisms. The next day, israeli and syrian fighters engaged in aerial combat, in the course of which thirteen syrian.
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