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1. Eighteen days of October: the Yom Kippur War and how it created the modern Middle East

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Kaufmann, Uri R.
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"October 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a conflict that shaped the modern Middle East. The war was a trauma for Israel, a dangerous superpower showdown, and, following the oil embargo, a pivotal reordering of the global economic order. The Jewish State came shockingly close to defeat. A panicky cabinet meeting debated the use of nuclear weapons. After the war, Prime Minister Golda Meir resigned in disgrace, and a 9/11-style...