The Short term significance of the Yom Kippur War of 1973?

The Yom Kippur War took place in 1973 between Israel and the Arabs furthermore the 2 superpowers played subtle roles in this event . Israel won the war however with a higher cost then any previous wars . While the war did not conclude in an Arab military victory, both the Egyptian and Syrian armies had regained their honour and prestige(1). The War of Yom Kippur suprised the world in the means that it showed that the Arabs were a force to be reconed with. In summasation the war paved the way for significant changes to take place in Arab-Israeli relations.

The first consequence of the war was It showed that Arab soldiers could fight bravely and well when properly trained and motivated and that they could handle the most technologically advanced weapons. It proved that Israel was not invincible(2). This was proved when the Egyiptian force succesfully delt a huge blow to the unprepared Israelis forces what justifies this claim is the successful crossing of the Suez canal depicted in source (3). Before combat had broke out neither the UN or Israel belived that the countries military might could be challanged .As a positive bi product of the war ;Arab countries value had grown in the worlds eyes. Their honor had been restored, enabling their leaders at last to contemplate direct dialogue and peace with Israel, but not from a position of humiliating inferiority(4).Furthermore the Arab country leaders realised that the return of their territories could be achieved only through negotiations.(4)Never before was there such a shift in mood towards Israel .Previously the Arab Words solution to the Israel problem was to wipe them of the face of earth .Furthermore negotiations were unthinkable at the time between Israel and the Arab states ...

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...een reassured that the arabs would no longer us there oil weapon .The significance of the Camp David agreements and other agreements was that is secured the Western worlds economy and peace in the long term in the middle east furthermore the USA would become an important mediator in future disputes. On the other hand Syria and the Palestinians were the losers of the war .Syria had sustained huge casulties and did not mannage to regain any territories lost from the Golan Height in the 1967 Six-Day war . However after the war the Arab states emerged as an economic and political power (19). Nevertheless biggest Arab loser of the war were the Palestenien people . Eventhough non of there soldiers died in the conflict nor did there econmy suffer a recession from the oil embargo there hopes of an independent state were eradicated at least until the Oslo accors 1993.