The October War of 1973 also known as the Yom-Kippur War was one of the wars we often overlook when we dive into the historical events that took place in history. The growing tensions between Israel and Egypt led to the surprise attack by Egypt on Israel. It was particularly interesting due to the fact that both sides claim to have won the War.
The Yom-Kippur War received its name based on the fact that it occurred on the holiest day of prayer and fasting in the Jewish holiday 1. The October War of 1973 was a result of the Arabs frustration towards Israel for not relinquishing the territories it had acquired during the Six Day War of 1967. In other words, Israel’s victory in the six-day war resulted in the Arabs retaliation in the October war. Both Syria and Egypt had lost territory to Israel and both were looking to gain them back. Israel sought for peace with the Arab nation, but they wanted no involvement of a third party, whereas the Arabs wanted a Third party to be involved2. Consequently, both the Egyptians and the Israeli’s were unwilling to compromise their desires, which resulted in Egypt waging war on Israel.
After the Six Day War, President Lyndon Johnson issued a peace treaty named “The Johnson’s Five Principle” to bring some stability to the warring nations. Unfortunately, the treaty resulted in failure, which added frustration of the Arabs3. Although Israel wanted peace, they passed a policy that allowed them to further establish settlements in the territories they had acquired during the Six Day War; which were known as the Galilee documents4. At this point, the Egyptians had endured all they could and decided to take action against Israel. It is also believed that another reason behind the Arabs decision to ...
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The Middle East has since time immemorial been on the global scope because of its explosive disposition. The Arab Israeli conflict has not been an exception as it has stood out to be one of the major endless conflicts not only in the region but also in the world. Its impact continues to be felt all over the world while a satisfying solution still remains intangible. A lot has also been said and written on the conflict, both factual and fallacious with some allegations being obviously evocative. All these allegations offer an array of disparate views on the conflict. This essay presents an overview of some of the major literature on the controversial conflict by offering precise and clear insights into the cause, nature, evolution and future of the Israel Arab conflict.
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Conflicts between people often have multiple causes and effects. A majority of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is an argument that dates back to Biblical times. The Jewish argue Palestine was the historical site of all Jewish kingdoms, which was promised to Abraham and his descendants. The Arabs argue that Ishmael, forefather of Arabs, is the son of Abraham so God’s promise that the land should go to Abraham’s descendents includes Arabs as well . Some of the main causes which worsen the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are the disparity between Sykes-Picot agreement and Balfour Declaration, The United Nation Partition plan of 1947, which was the separation of the boundaries, and Hitler’s Final Solution. While these causes affected both sides
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The event that led to the beginning of Yom Kippur War was when Egypt launched Operation Badr. From there it came to a halt but when President Anwar Sadat launched an attack through the Sinai Mountain passes, it totaled in Egyptian loss without achieving a purpose. From this failed mission, it made the Israelis think that they had a chance of beating the Egyptians so they launched Operation Abiray-Lev, which was Israelis trying to cross the Suez Canal so that they could close in the Egyptians forces towards the east side to stop there supply line. Soon after, the Israelis had some problems of trying to establish a corridor to the canal because they undermined the strength of the Egyptian forces. By October 18 there were three Israeli armored divisions across the canal, one of the divisions moved forward toward the north to invade Ismailia, while the other two went towards the Suez City.