Tag: Yom Kippur War
Former Mossad chief Zvi Zamir dies at 98
Zvi Zamir, the fourth director of Israel's Mossad national intelligence agency, died in Tel Aviv on Jan. 2. He was 98 years old.
Born Zvicka Zarzevsky in 1925 in Lodz, Poland, Zamir immigrated to Israel...
Kissinger denies holding back resupply during Yom Kippur War
Henry Kissinger, who served as national security advisor and secretary of state during the Nixon and Ford administrations, denied that he intentionally delayed critically needed military supplies to Israel during the 1973 Yom Kippur...
National Library of Israel releases rare photographs of Sukkot during 1973 war
Nearly 50 years after the Yom Kippur War, the National Library of Israel has released a number of rare photos showing how the festival of Sukkot, or “Feast of Tabernacles,” was celebrated during the conflict, even...
Helen Mirren to portray Golda Meir in new film on Yom Kippur War
Oscar-winning British actress Helen Mirren will play the role of iconic Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir in an upcoming biographical film Golda.
The movie will be directed by Oscar-winning Israeli director Guy Nattiv. Production is...
December 8, 1978: Golda Meir, Labor Zionist leader, diplomat and fourth Prime Minister of...
In October 1973, the State of Israel was caught off-guard by a ruthless surprise assault on two fronts by the Egyptian and Syrian armies, supported by half-a-dozen additional Arab countries. The first lines of...
Israeli TV hit shines light on only female soldier killed in Yom Kippur War
“Valley of Tears,” a 10-part Israeli TV series on the Yom Kippur War has generated renewed interest in the 1973 national trauma. HBO Max acquired world rights for the series, which focuses on the...
Netanyahu: ‘Israel will defend itself, by itself, against any threat’
Israel will never rely on other countries for its defense, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Thursday, warning Iran that it would not ignore its threats of destruction.
Netanyahu, who spoke at the Hall...
IDF chief says if attacked, Israel will respond with force
The Israel Defense Forces had successfully dealt with many security challenges over the past year, “in both nearby and far-off arenas,” Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi said on Monday,...
IDF commander who saved the Golan Heights from the Syrians has a message for...
If ever there was a counterpart to the biblical story of young David facing Goliath, the Yom Kippur War was just that. Avigdor Kahalani, now 74 and a modern-day David, was commander of a...
‘We don’t want a repeat of Yom Kippur War catastrophe’
Israel Defense Forces’ Ombudsman Maj. Gen. (res.) Yitzhak Brick urged the Knesset on Wednesday to name an investigative committee to probe what he called “serious problems with the IDF’s organizational culture.”
Speaking before a Knesset...