Yom Kippur War

Expert: Lessons, trauma from October 7 informing new West Bank land registration policy - interview

Israeli leaders are choosing to prioritize physical security, even if it means “taking the risk of being a pariah nation,” foreign policy expert Harley Lippman said.

An Israeli flag flutters, with Ma'aleh Adumim is visible in the background, in the West Bank, August 14, 2025.
The former concentration camp Auschwitz

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A rare shot of Reuven Milon at work.

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Henry Kissinger gives exclusive interview weeks before his death

Influential Jewish-American statesman and geopolitical expert Henry Kissinger recalled the drama behind the Yom Kippur War, Israel's finest hour, in this interview.

 THEN-ISRAELI prime minister Golda Meir with then-US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and deputy prime minister Yigal Allon at the Prime Minister’s Residence, Jerusalem, in 1973.

How Leonard Cohen's wartime performances for the IDF saved his career

Leonard Cohen clearly left his musical and spiritual mark in Israel 50 years ago and, unwittingly, saved his career in the process. Not a bad return all around. 

 Leonard Cohen performs for IDF troops in the Sinai during the Yom Kippur War.

Yom Kippur War to Abraham Accords: How Israel changed over 50 years - opinion

We are now, as we always have been, in pursuit of peace. May the desire for peace continue to exhort our nation to work together toward a shared future.

 INAUGURAL MEETING of the Gulf Israel Women’s Forum in Dubai, marking the first physical gathering between Emiratis and Israelis following the signing of the accords in 2020.

A look back at the end of the Yom Kippur War - opinion

That these motivated fighters, left to themselves, chose at first opportunity to break bread together on the battlefield said something about what this war had wrought. 

 An IDF armored unit in its encampment on the east bank of the Suez Canal during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

Grapevine, September 23, 2022: Overlooking important events

Sara Netanyahu was most definitely treated as a first lady in New York and was seated at one of the most prominent tables when she attended the Fashion 4 Development event.

 Sara Netanyahu, in the company of wives of heads of state and government, arrives at Fashion 4 Development.

'Golda': Israelis mull over the Helen Mirren-led movie

Golda Meir has a somewhat negative reputation in Israel, but the Guy Nattiv movie may be changing how the first female prime minister is viewed.

 HELEN MIRREN as Golda Meir (C) discusses the war with her staff (L to R): Dvir Benedek as Eli Zeira, chief of military intelligence; Lior Ashkenazi as chief of staff David ‘Dado’ Elazar; and Rami Heuberger as defense minister Moshe Dayan.

Yom Kippur War: Was it Israel's spectacular victory or crushing defeat?

The Egyptians celebrate this military conflict, where they lost thousands, as a victory, while Israelis, who miraculously turned the tide, see it as a catastrophe.

 The Tel Saki memorial site on the Golan Heights is readied for the war’s 50th anniversary, Sept. 5, 2023.

Yom Kippur War: The Lubavitcher Rebbe's letter on Israel's darkest hour - opinion

The Lubavitcher Rebbe’s connection to the Yom Kippur War is coming to the surface now, and his letters related to it showcase his spiritual leadership.

 A MURAL of the Lubavitcher Rebbe displayed in Brooklyn’s Crown Heights neighborhood, New York City.

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.

 THE PHOTOS chronicle the Yom Kippur War and its aftermath.

Grapevine September 22, 2023: Happy Birthday, Mr. President

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

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