What was the background of the Yom Kippur War in 1973?
The three-year period 1971 to 1973, was one of relative tranquillity. Though the Six Day War cease-fire was broken time and again by the advancement of Egyptian missiles on the Suez Canal front, the peace itself was not shattered until October 1973 by the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. During this time, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat tried to force a peace agreement on Israel several times, based on his terms: complete withdrawal of Israel from all the areas that Israel captured in 1967 during the Six Day War. Sadat, attempting to be a leader of the Arab world, needed to redress the humiliating losses of 1967. He was equally interested in the Sinai oil fields that were vital to his failing economy, but remained in Israeli hands. He began with presssure on Israel directly in 1971 and later, in 1972 and 1973, expanded his efforts by trying to involve the United States, threatening war unless the US made Israel sign a agreement that included full withdrawal. Henry Kissinger recalls the s
The three-year period 1971 to 1973, was one of relative tranquillity. Though the Six Day War cease-fire was broken time and again by the advancement of Egyptian missiles on the Suez Canal front, the peace itself was not shattered until October 1973 by the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. During this time, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat tried to force a peace agreement on Israel several times, based on his terms: complete withdrawal of Israel from all the areas that Israel captured in 1967 during the Six Day War.Sadat, attempting to be a leader of the Arab world, needed to redress the humiliating losses of 1967. He was equally interested in the Sinai oil fields that were vital to his failing economy, but remained in Israeli hands. He began with presssure on Israel directly in 1971 and later, in 1972 and 1973, expanded his efforts by trying to involve the United States, threatening war unless the US made Israel sign a agreement that included full withdrawal. Henry Kissinger recalls the si
