This Yom Kippur, the whole world must apologize to Israel

The 1973 Yom Kippur War saw Israel caught off guard by surprise attacks from Egypt and Syria. According to the Jerusalem Post, IDF chief of staff David Elazar expressed uncertainty in the aftermath, noting that Israel was fighting a defensive war for the first time and that he was unsure if they could win.

Elazar reportedly told defense minister Moshe Dayan that Israel was losing tanks and territory despite destroying Egyptian tanks in Sinai. He advocated for a stable ceasefire to allow the army to rebuild. The Arab armies that attacked Israel had been retrained by over 10,000 Soviet military advisers and were equipped with modern weapons, including the Sagger anti-tank missile and SAM antiaircraft missile.

Haaretz notes that if penitential prayers are heard in Israel on Yom Kippur, it suggests that the country has not learned from the 1973 war, with a lingering misconception that Israel is capable of sinning.

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