Yom Kippur, or the Day of Atonement, is the holiest day of the year in Judaism. During Yom Kippur, which lasts one day, Jews reflect on sins or wrongdoings from the previous year.

The Yom Kippur War—Arabs prefer the Ramadan War, as though it was a battle between fasts—erupted on the afternoon of October 6, 1973, when Egyptian and Syrian forces surprised and overran ...

During the Yom Kippur War — when Israel’s very survival was at stake — Nixon effectively took his place among “the righteous” by ordering an airlift of supplies to Israel that tipped ...

Israel recently marked the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war that began on Oct. 6, 1973. The Yom Kippur was a surprise attack on Israel by Syrian tank columns and Egyptian brigades on Oct. 6, 1973 ...

On Sept. 22, 2005, Israel completed its unilateral withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. It did not take someone with the power of an Old Testament prophet to predict what would come next.

People look for names of fallen soldiers before a ceremony commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1973 Yom Kippur war at the Armored Corps memorial site in Latrun, Israel, Wednesday, Sept. 27 ...

As Israel rushed its reserves to meet the surprise Syrian-Egyptian attack opening the Yom Kippur War in 1973, it simultaneously dispatched contingents to Israeli Arab enclaves for fear of unrest.

The Religious Significance Of The Yom Kippur War. By. Rabbi Moshe Taragin - 19 Tishri 5784 – October 4, 2023. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

Newly released documents show the 1973 war might have been avoided and reveal that Prime Minister Golda Meir rebuffed peace ... Yom Kippur, the unnecessary war? By Yigal Kipnis . Oct. 10, 2013 12 ...

Israel recently marked the 50th anniversary of the 1973 war that began on Oct. 6, 1973. >> Read more trending news. The Yom Kippur War. It was a surprise attack by Syrian tank columns and Egyptian ...

An estimated 2,700 Israelis, 3,500 Syrians and 15,000 Egyptians were killed in the Yom Kippur war, which began on Oct. 6, 1973 and ended 19 days later.