Neither side has won a clear-cut victory, …
Years: 1973 - 1973
Neither side has won a clear-cut victory, but for the Egyptians, it is a victory nonetheless.
The Arabs had taken the initiative in attacking the Israelis and had shown that Israel is not invincible.
The stinging defeats of 1948, 1956, and 1967 seem to be avenged.
The Arabs had taken the initiative in attacking the Israelis and had shown that Israel is not invincible.
The stinging defeats of 1948, 1956, and 1967 seem to be avenged.
Locations
People
Groups
- United States of America (US, USA) (Washington DC)
- Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), or Soviet Union
- Saudi Arabia, Kingdom of
- United Nations, The (U.N.)
- Syria, or Syrian Arab Republic
- Gaza Strip
- West Bank
- Israel
- Palestinians
- OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries)
- Egypt, Arab Republic of
Topics
- Cold War
- Yom Kippur War, or Arab-Israeli War of 1973 (also “October War,” or War of the Ramadan)
- 1973 oil crisis
