A firsthand witness to the 1973 yom kippur war, in which troops from egypt and syria chose one of the holiest days of the jewish calendar to launch a surprise attack on israel. A documentary film about yom kippur war 1973 video. So complete was the element of surprise that when war erupted, israel was only beginning to mobilize the reserve forces. Just because this is already a featured article doesnt mean it doesnt require improvements, which i think is the case.
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. In october 1973 two su7bmk, one mig21 and a number of mig17fs were lost. So, this being an alternate history where the yom kippur war started wwiii, we need to start planning things out. After the first week of battle in the 1973 yom kippur war, it was clear to many observers that. Story of the yom kippur war dvd the jerusalem gift shop. This dvd made me feel, very much, like i was being briefed about these two conflicts, and the issues concerning them in a manner that prepared me to discuss them. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war film the guardian. Yom kippur war was significant to israel for the following reasons. This category has the following 3 subcategories, out of 3 total. The asteroid that killed the dinosaurs hhmi biointeractive video duration.
The yom kippur war, ramadan war, or october war hebrew. A few months before the yom kippur war, iraq transferred a squadron of hunter jets to egypt. An arab coalition launched a joint surprise attack on israeli positions on yom kippur, the holiest day in judaism, which occurred that year during the muslim holy month of ramadan. Iraqi participation in the yom kippur war of 1973 took the part of a 60,000 strong iraqi army expeditionary force which operated on the syrian front. This time, with bettertrained and wellequipped troops armed with new sagger antitank missiles, the egyptians clobber the israeli barlev defense line. Congregation beth shalom expects nearly 600 visitors to come to the synagogue for worship over theses two days. The morning of the coordinated attack on israel, us assessments flipped from presuming war was not on the horizon to frantic attempts to. Yom kippur war is the most well known name for the war and as guybas explained the name is deeply significant. I definitely dont think that there are any winners in war. Yom kippur war fighter tells of painful war experiences and discourse between generals he says reveaed secret plan that preceded war. A documentary film about yom kippur war 1973 youtube. The story of the war that egyptians call the october war and israelis know as the yom kippur war has never been thoroughly explored. This dvd provides a quick, concise and nicely illustrated survey of the 6 day war 1967 and the yom kipper war 1973 via maps, frontline video, and excellent narration. Yom kippur war israel fights for her life and wins youtube.
Sixday war 1967 third arabisraeli war documentary duration. Cia documents reveal immediate leadup to yom kippur war. Yom kippur war israel fights for her life and wins normulator. This black day marked the beginning of what was to. Using the name yom kippur war is israeli pov, and using the name ramadan war is arab pov. The surprise attacks signaled the start of the arabisraeli war known as the yom kippur war or ramadan war in arab states. Us pilots from vital yom kippur war mission reunite with israeli brothers in arms 10 american airman who volunteered to deliver fighter jets to the idf return to the country they helped. Egyptian and syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the sinai peninsula and. The similarity of this campaign to that which preceded the yom kippur war strongly suggests a repetition of the hoax of 197273. Using the name october war is nobodys pov, it would be neutral and more suited to the article. Author simon dunston has written a superb historical account of the the arab israeli war of 1973.
The yom kippur war the was a war fought by israel and the coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria against israel in 1973 most of the battles were fought in arab areas with the exception of some isolated attacks in israel. Israel must once again scramble the valiant idf and fight for its very survival. Yom kippur war part 3 israel fights for her life and wins duration. The 1973 yom kippur war, a study in soviet era politics. Six years after the decisive israeli victory in the sixday war, egypt has armed itself again to reclaim undisputed control of the suez canal. The shock syrian attack caught the israelis by surprise and by the afternoon of 7 october a syrian brigade. Story of the yom kippur war dvd in 1973, on yom kippor the day of atonement, the holiest day in the jewish calendar, israels largest enemies joined together to strike her in a surprise attack that left the tiny nation pathetically outnumbered. See more ideas about yom kippur, war and october war.
At 2pm of october 6, 1973, while israel observed yom kippur, egyptian guns bombarded israeli forts along the suez canal, while the syrians attacked israeli positions within the golan heights. Looking through the prism of roberta wohlstetters and robert jerviss insights, the attack on yom kippur was a surprise because both american and israeli. Wikimedia commons has media related to yom kippur war. Sign up to get the latest on sales, new releases and. Yom kippur war 1973 golan heights front documentary. Moreover, the war began when it did because it was yom kippur. The sinai is the first in a twovolume study of the 1973 arabisraeli war and a departure from the campaign series normal aversion to modern topics in the last years and 126 volumes, the series has had only one other title on a post1945 campaign. Susan sontag and the yom kippur war in 1973, susan sontag travelled to postwar israel to film a documentary. Yom kippur war hero this cabintime activity offers an opportunity for boys, counselors, and israeli staff to bond as they consider the very real challenges of war, and consider the ultimate sacrifices that people sometimes are called upon to make. At 45hrs on 6 october 1973, israeli spotters in the observation post atop mount hermon saw syrian gunners below them removing the camouflage nets from their guns. During the war, an iraqi division of some 18,000 men and several hundred tanks was deployed in the central golan and participated in the october 16 attack against israeli positions. The yom kippur war, ramadan war or october war, also known as the 1973 arabisraeli war and the fourth arabisraeli war, was fought from october 6 to 25, 1973, between israel and a coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria. Tomorrow israel will commemorate the 40th anniversary of the yom kippur war. The article yom kippur war, along with other articles relating to the arabisraeli conflict, is currently subject to active arbitration remedies resulting from four arbitration cases see wp.
Better known as the yom kippur war, this 225 page book leaves no stone unturned. In 1973, on yom kippur the day of atonement, the holiest day in the jewish calendar, israels largest enemies joined together to strike her in a surprise attack that left the tiny nation pathetically outnumbered. The war lasted for 3 weeks, and started on october 6, 1973 and ended on october 22 on the syrian front and on october 26 on the egyptian front. Rent kippur 2000 starring liron levo and tomer russo on dvd and bluray. When the fourth arabisraeli war began on october 6, 1973, many of israels soldiers were away from their posts observing yom kippur or day of atonement, and the. On october 6th 1973, during the holiest of jewish holidays, egypt and syria launched a two front surprise attack on the nation of israel.
Yom kippur is the end of what is known as the days of awe which began on september th on the jewish new year of rosh hashana. All ip editors, accounts with fewer than 500 edits, and accounts with less than 30 days tenure are prohibited from editing any. Yom kippur war 1973 golan heights front documentary duration. Ten minutes later shells began to rain down on israeli positions all along the golan heights the yom kippur war had begun. The war was started by the coalition of arab states when they. It was the afternoon of october the 6th, the jewish holy day of atonement, yom kippur. On october 6, 1973, yom kippur the day of atonement, the holiest day on the jewish religious calendar, egypt and syria took advantage of optimal circumstances to launch attacks that took israel by surprise.
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