Yom Kippur War

Observation · December 6, 2023
What Kissinger Really Thought
By Elliott Abrams, Norman Podhoretz, Jonathan Silver
Interviews with Norman Podhoretz and Elliott Abrams recreate the foreign-policy debates of the cold war, and illuminate Kissinger's attitudes toward Israel and the Jewish people.
Response · November 1, 2023
In the Yom Kippur War, Strategic Vision Mattered Most
By Michael Doran
Committed to developing and supporting the intellectual, religious, and political leaders of the Jewish people and the Jewish state.
Response · October 30, 2023
No Surprise: Surprise Was Indeed the Key Element of the Yom Kippur War
By Eitan Shamir
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Response · October 26, 2023
How Israel Got Caught by Surprise in 1973 and 2023
By Michael Doran, Jonathan Silver
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Response · October 25, 2023
Israel Won the Yom Kippur War Because Golda Dug In Her Orthopedic Heels
By Uri Kaufman
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Monthly Essay · October 2, 2023
The Hidden Calculation Behind the Yom Kippur War
By Michael Doran
It's long been the greatest question about the war: why Israel waited to be attacked. But what if it was convinced to wait by its closest ally, the United States?
Observation · October 3, 2019
Most Wars Don’t Get Named Until Years After the Fighting Is Done. Others, Like the Yom Kippur War, Are Different.
By Philologos
Unlike, say, "World War I," the “Yom Kippur War” caught on from the start and never faded. Aside from its naturalness, it has an associational richness that no other names could match.