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Israel at War: 1973 | Michael Oren

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Self-improvement, History, Non-profit, Business, Education

4.86.9K Ratings

🗓️ 5 August 2024

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

On Yom Kippur 1973, Israel was blindsided by a massive surprise attack from Egypt and Syria—seeking revenge for their defeat in the Six-Day War. In this PragerU 5-Minute Video, renowned historian Michael Oren recounts how the Jewish state faced an existential threat on its holiest day, and how its response shaped the military and political landscape of the Middle East for the next 50 years. Discover the high-stakes decisions, battlefield heroism, and lasting global impact of the Yom Kippur War in one of history’s most dramatic military turnarounds. Get all our content ad-free on PragerU.com or download the PragerU app: https://l.prageru.com/45GvWlu Follow PragerU on social media: YouTube Instagram X/Twitter Facebook Rumble Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:31.3

The date was October 6, 1973, Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish year. Synagogues in Israel were filled with Jews

0:39.6

fasting and praying. Then at precisely 2 p.m., air raid sirens started to blare. The prayers stopped.

0:47.0

In their place came whispers, rumors of war. But they weren't rumors. In the south, an Egyptian force of

0:53.4

100,000 soldiers backed by

0:55.7

1300 Soviet-made tanks was crossing the Suez Canal. They quickly overran a series of

1:01.6

fortifications Israel had constructed along the canal following the 1967 Six-Day War.

1:08.3

Israeli fighter jets scrambled to meet the invading force, but the Egyptians were

1:12.4

ready with the latest generation of Soviet-designed anti-aircraft batteries. Israeli tanks ran into a

1:18.9

deadly barrage of anti-tank missiles. These were weapons Egypt didn't possess in 1967, and Israel

1:25.7

wasn't prepared to deal with them.

1:33.0

The Egyptians inflicted hundreds of casualties, but the Sinai Desert is deep and far from Israel's southern border. There was no such buffer in the north.

1:38.0

Hundreds of Syrian tanks, outnumbering Israeli tanks, five to one, broke through Israeli

1:43.1

defenses on the Golan Heights. That night,

1:46.3

Israel's legendary defense minister, Moshe Dian, appeared on Israeli television and broke down in front of

1:52.2

the cameras, telling viewers that the Jewish state was in danger of total destruction. How did this

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