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U.S. airlift to Israel, 1973

The U.S. air shipment of weapons to Israel that began arriving on 14 October 1973.

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  1. 14 Oct 1973 U.S. airlift to Israel, 1973
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  1. 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
    Not wanting to see Israel defeated, Nixon agreed, and American planes carrying weapons began arriving in Israel on October 14.
    By October 9, following a failed IDF counter-attack against Egypt’s forces, the Israelis requested that America do the same for them.
  2. Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between President Nixon and Secretary of State Kissinger, Washington, 14 October 1973 (FRUS 1969–1976, vol. XXV, doc. 182), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian, 14 Oct 1973. Primary record
    P: And I am glad to hear that we are going all out on this. K: Oh it is a massive airlift Mr. President.
  3. Oil Embargo, 1973–1974 (Milestones in the History of U.S. Foreign Relations), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
    Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) imposed an embargo against the United States in retaliation for the U.S. decision to re-supply the Israeli military and to gain leverage in the post-war peace negotiations.
  4. Editorial Note on the Arab oil cutback of 17 October 1973 (FRUS 1969–1976, vol. XXV, doc. 200), U.S. Department of State, Office of the Historian. Primary record
    In response to the decision by the United States to resupply key weapons to Israel
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  1. Add The Oil Weapon: the 1973 oil embargo, from OPEC's founding to the Strategic Petroleum ReserveAlibekb19881d

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