Yom Kippur War

 Rabbi Benjamin Segal

Rabbi Benjamin Segal: A 50-year Jerusalemite, scholar, and community founder

Jerusalemite of the Week: In Jerusalem sat down with Rabbi Benjamin Segal to talk about his half a century in Jerusalem. 

23/06/2024

Time to rebuild the government before it's fully destroyed

In order to move forward, in order to fix, we have to stop destroying. We need to restore the public’s trust in the leadership. We need elections.

By MORAN ZER KATZENSTEIN
26/04/2024
KFAR CHABAD’S replica of the famed Lubavitch headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New Yo

Chabad's Mitzvah Tanks parade in New York ahead of Passover

The convoys will begin their route in Brooklyn, near Chabad’s headquarter, 770 Eastern Parkway. From there it will disperse onto the five boroughs to some 15 points throughout the city. 

Bibi’s Golda moment: Netanyahu is faced with the same situation as Golda Meir

Half a century on, Benjamin Netanyahu faces the same combination of public wrath and political dead end that Meir faced when Passover 1974 approached.

A 1973 Yom Kippur War veteran shares his perspective on Gaza war

The similarities between the Yom Kippur War and the current war in Gaza continue to show face. 50 years later, Israel faces similar challenges.

By ITZHAK BROOK
08/04/2024

The True conception: We continue to be endangered by our own assumptions

Let's at least be honest with ourselves: the conception is still here. We already know its price. See, we've been warned.

By MOSHE KLUGHAFT
12/03/2024

Yom Kippur War: Newly released archives detail Israel's POW deal with Syria

As part of its collection marking fifty years since the Yom Kippur War, the National Archives of Israel has detailed the role of US Sec. of State Henry Kissinger in the Israel-Syria negotiations.

Collapse of the ‘conceptzia’ has far-reaching societal implications beyond Oct. 7

Conceptzia - a word coined by the Agranat Commission of Inquiry into the failures of the Yom Kippur War to describe the groupthink that paralyzed Israel before the war.

19/02/2024

An ode to Amnon Rubenstein: The best politician Israel ever had

MIDDLE ISRAEL: Amnon Rubinstein passed away while Israel grapples with the worst crisis in its history; and craves a new political dawn that will replace a departing era’s surplus of divisive leaders

War with Hamas may trigger the end of Israel's political alignment

After the Yom Kippur War, the burning anger at Israel's leadership led to the downfall of Labor's hegemony. After the October 7 massacre, it is reasonable this could happen again.

06/01/2024
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