Between 1970 and 1979, great dramas took place inside and
outside of Israel, the Jewish nation and the Zionist movement,
leaving Israel seriously shaken. When the War of Attrition with
Egypt ended in 1970, relative quiet reigned along Israel's
borders and there was no reason to believe that this situation
would not continue for years to come. Alas, it was not to be. In
the autumn of 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated
surprise attack on Israel on the holiest day of the Jewish year
- Yom Kippur (The Day of Atonement) - in order to recapture
territories taken by Israel in the course of the Six-Day War.
The Yom Kippur War was one of the fiercest wars Israel had known
since its establishment, but within a few short days the Israel
Defense Forces had repulsed the attack and conquered large parts
of Egypt and Syria. A ceasefire came after 18 grueling days of
fighting. The Yom Kippur War left scars on the fabric of Israeli
society. Instead of the glorious victories of the Sinai Campaign
and the Six-Day War,