50 years after the Yom Kippur War, veterans see echoes in Israel's current crisis | US & World News
(JTA) — Israelis were not sure their country would survive. American Jews were not sure how to respond.
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(JTA) — Israelis were not sure their country would survive. American Jews were not sure how to respond.
Those who remember the 1973 war say there are two differences between now and then: The threat to Israel today is not existential — nor is it external. This year, Israelis are fighting amongst themselves.
Those who lived through it remember how Israel's battle for existence divided society and shook Diaspora Jewry, much like its internal battle over the judicial overhaul today
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.
(JTA) — Israelis were not sure their country would survive. American Jews were not sure how to respond.