Event
1973 Arab-Israeli War
War begun on 6 October 1973 by Egypt and Syria against Israeli forces in the Sinai and on the Golan Heights.
- Dates
- 6–25 Oct 1973
- Also known as
- Yom Kippur War, October War
- Wikidata
- Q49100
Connections 5
involved
- Egypt attacked Israeli forces in the Sinai Primary record 1
- Israel Primary record 1
- Golda Meir told Kissinger on 5 October that Israel would not attack Primary record 2
- Anwar Sadat President of Egypt Primary record 1
includes
- U.S. airlift to Israel, 1973 Primary record 1
Timeline 1 date
- 6–25 Oct 1973 1973 Arab-Israeli War
Proof 2 sources
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The 1973 Arab-Israeli War (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian.
Primary record
On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel’s forces in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights.
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
By October 9, following a failed IDF counter-attack against Egypt’s forces, the Israelis requested that America do the same for them.
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Message From Israeli Prime Minister Meir to Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, undated (5 October 1973) (FRUS 1969–1976, vol. XXV, doc. 97), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 5 Oct 1973.
Primary record
We are, on the contrary, most eager to contribute towards an easing of the military tension in the area.
Page history 1 change
- Add The Oil Weapon: the 1973 oil embargo, from OPEC's founding to the Strategic Petroleum Reserveb19881d
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