Yom Kippur War

Netanyahu's UNGA speech pushed Israel's military prowess over its desire for peace - editorial

Might Netanyahu not have found room for another prop besides a bee that could begin rebranding Israel not only as a formidable war machine, but also as a country dedicated to peace?

SEPTEMBER 27, 2026|ByJPOST EDITORIAL

THIS TIME, Benjamin Netanyahu’s United Nations General Assembly address was meant to reflect an Israeli prime minister standing up to a hostile world. The question is whether this will reach the voters it was meant to impress, the writer wonders.

Then-prime minister Golda Meir (R) accompanied by then-defense minister Moshe Dayan, meets with Israeli soldiers at a base on the Golan Heights after intense fighting during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

The Yom Kippur War: How Israel missed the warning signs before the surprise attack - opinion

Israel’s greatest failure in the Yom Kippur War was self-inflicted, as intelligence chief Eli Zeira’s confidence in his own assessment led Israel to dismiss mounting warnings of an Arab attack.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2026|ByABRAHAM RABINOVICH

Kahal Kadosh Beth Elohim Synagogue in Charleston, South Carolina, March 1938.

Saying thank you to the United States as it celebrates 250 years of freedom - opinion

America’s Founding Fathers, devout Christians for the most part, saw themselves as the Children of Israel, and their journey from Europe to freedom on the new continent as an Exodus from Egypt.

JULY 5, 2026|BySHUKI FRIEDMAN

THE THREE Netanyahu brothers (from L): Benjamin, Yoni and Iddo.

50 years after Operation Entebbe, Israel honors fallen commander Yoni Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu memorialized his brother, Yoni Netanyahu, who was killed in a 1976 mission rescuing Israelis held hostage after a hijacked flight.

JULY 2, 2026|ByALEX WINSTON

50 years after the Yom Kippur War, veterans see echoes in Israel’s current crisis

Those who remember the 1973 war say there are two major differences between now and then: The threat to Israel today is not existential, they say, nor is it external.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023ByRON KAMPEAS/JTA

THE PHOTOS chronicle the Yom Kippur War and its aftermath.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN

Israeli President Isaac Herzog is seen receiving the new Irish ambassador, at the President's Residence, on September 19, 2023.

Israel Film Archive releases clips of the Yom Kippur War

Many Israelis sent films, which the archive staff have begun to digitize, and many have just been made available on the website.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByHANNAH BROWN

ONE OF THE released film clips from the Yom Kippur War.

Editor's Notes: Could the Yom Kippur War happen today?

We are older, wiser, more battle-scarred, and better established as a nation than we were then. But we need to keep our hubris at bay.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByAVI MAYER

CIVIL DEFENSE workers fill sandbags in Ramat Gan during the Yom Kippur War.

IDF Chief of Staff commemorates 50th anniversary of Yom Kippur War in staff letter

“The many acts of heroism during the war in the face of enemy fire are a source of inspiration for us," IDF Chief of Staff Hertzi Halevi writes.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Yom Kippur War: A bleak moment but pivotal turning point - opinion

At the end of 1973, Israelis were hurting, apprehensive, and unsure. Although the country had successfully resisted a powerful assault, there was no celebration, but a pervasive dispiritedness.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByMARK REGEV

A MEMORIAL stands at Tel Saki on the Golan Heights, the scene of one of the most critical battles of the Yom Kippur War, when a small IDF force held off massive numbers of Syrian troops for three days.

50 years after Yom Kippur War, judicial reform makes Israel weak and vulnerable - opinion

In 1973, we were surprised by our enemies due to hubris, and as a result, we paid an unimaginable price. How can Israel march in this direction once again?

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023ByYAAKOV KATZ