As Israel and Gaza were at war Saturday, many were reminded of a surprise attack 50 years and one day earlier. ... Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism.

After the Yom Kippur War, Israel established the Agranat Commission to investigate its many failures and assign blame, ... October 7, 2023—like October 6, 1973—was only the beginning.

This year marks 50 years since the armed conflict known as the Yom Kippur War was fought. From October 6-25, 1973, enemies of Israel were determined to disrupt our right to a Jewish homeland and ...

Fifty years after the Yom Kippur War — which broke out on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar in 1973 and lasted for about three weeks — some of those who lived through that time are seeing ...

The wars of 1973 and 2023 are both textbook examples of strategic ... So why did the Yom Kippur War ultimately result in Israel signing a peace treaty — which included returning the Sinai ...

As the year progressed, I began to view the events of Yom Kippur 2023 through a different lens. I now believe that the threat facing the Jewish people is more insidious than internal division alone.

Israel State Archive Clears Materials to Mark 50 Years Since Yom Kippur War. By. Hana Levi Julian - 21 Elul 5783 – September 7, 2023. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

I will never forget that mild, golden early-October day almost exactly 50 years ago: the jarring sound of the sirens that tore into the otherworldly silence of Yom Kippur, the day of atonement ...

It is too soon to know whether current events will be nearly as momentous as those of 1973 — for the region, for the U.S. or for the world at large. But it is also possible they could be more so.

Fifty years ago, on October 6, 1973, Egypt launched a surprise attack against Israel from the south on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. In a coordinated strike, the ...

Israeli soldiers plug their ears as they fire shells at the Syrian lines on the Syrian Golan Heights, almost two weeks after the beginning of the Yom Kippur War, on Oct. 17, 1973.

Sat, October 7, 2023 at 4:07 PM UTC. 3 min read. ... The earlier attack — which launched Arab-Israeli War, also called the Yom Kippur War — was led by Egyptian and Syrian forces.