The Peace FAQ:

The Yom Kippur War, 1973

Frequently Asked Questions:

• Wasn't the surprise Arab attack on Israel - during the Jews' holiest day - justified in order to recover territories gained by Israel in the 1967 war?
• Why did the USSR get involved at the end of the war?

Wasn't the surprise Arab attack on Israel - during the Jews' holiest day - justified in order to recover territories gained by Israel in the 1967 war?

No. Read more on the 'Six-Day War'.

Why did the USSR get involved at the end of the war?

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  The Six-Day War, The Occupied Territories, The Golan Heights, The USS Liberty, Egypt, Syria, war, Islam, Peace, Security, Arabs, Expansionism, Incitement, Camp David, Anti-Zionism

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• BOOKS & PRINTED MATERIAL:
  • The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East, by Abraham Rabinovich [VIEW BOOK HERE]

  • The Eve of Destruction: The Untold Story of the Yom Kippur War, by Howard Blum [VIEW BOOK HERE]

  • Right to Exist: A Moral Defense of Israel's Wars, by Yaacov Lozowick [VIEW BOOK HERE]

  • The Siege: The Saga of Israel and Zionism, by Conor Cruise O'Brien [VIEW BOOK HERE]

  • Routledge Atlas of the Arab-Israeli Conflict, by Martin Gilbert [VIEW BOOK HERE]

  • Battleground: Fact & Fantasy in Palestine, by Samuel Katz [VIEW BOOK HERE]

  • Myths and Facts: A Guide to the Arab-Israel Conflict, Second Edition, by Mitchell Geoffrey Bard [VIEW BOOK HERE]

  • Let My People Go: The trials and tribulations of the people of Israel, and the heroes who helped in their independence from British colonization, by Jerry A Grunor [VIEW BOOK HERE]