The Israelis, however, have paid a heavy…

1973 CE

The Israelis, however, have paid a heavy price for merely holding their attackers to an inconclusive draw.

In three weeks, they have lost two thousand five hundred and twenty-three personnel, two and a half times as many, proportionally speaking, as the United States has lost in the ten years of the Vietnam war.

The war has had a devastating effect on Israel's economy and is followed by savage austerity measures and drastically reduced living standards.

For the first time, Israelis witness the humiliating spectacle of Israeli prisoners, heads bowed, paraded on Arab television.

Also, for the first time captured Israeli hardware was exhibited in Cairo.

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Cairo > Al-Qahirah Al-Qahirah Egypt View →

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Anwar Sadat View →

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United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC) View → Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union View → Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of View → United Nations, The (U.N.) View → Syria, or Syrian Arab Republic View → Gaza Strip View → West Bank View → Israel View → Palestinians View → OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries) View → Egypt, Arab Republic of View →

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Cold War View → Yom Kippur War, or Arab-Israeli War of 1973 (also “October War,” or War of the Ramadan) View → 1973 oil crisis View →

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