WALL STREET JOURNAL
Remembering the Yom Kippur War in a Divided Israel
Michael Oren
September 28, 2023

…The result was a conflict that, in terms of its scale and complexity, was almost unmatched in the post-World War II era. It involved not only some of the largest tank battles in history but the colossal airlifting of military supplies by the U.S.S.R. and the U.S. to the Arab states and Israel, respectively; an Arab oil boycott that nearly paralyzed the West; and a superpower showdown that almost ended in nuclear war. Finally, through deft diplomacy, U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger laid the foundations for peace between Egypt and Israel. The war ended with the Israel Defense Forces surrounding the Egyptian army and arriving within striking range of Damascus. Israel would never again face a serious conventional military threat. READ MORE