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September 5 • 2013
T
he 40th anniversary of the Yom
peace between Israel and its neighbors.
Kippur War occurs this year.
An important outcome of the Yom
The war was launched in 1973
Kippur War was the creation of the 1979
in a surprise attack by Syria and Egypt
peace agreement between Israel and
on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
Egypt, ending more than 30 years of
Even though the signs of an immi-
conflict between the two nations.
nent attack were noted by the
Assistance from the United
Israeli intelligence, the Israeli
States was instrumental in
government decided to ignore
Israel's victory. Ammunition,
them for political and strate-
spare parts, armor and fight-
gic reasons. Consequently, the
er jets reached the country at
a critical moment, replenish-
country's borders were very
sparsely defended, creating a
ing heavy losses and enabling
dangerous void on the front.
Israel not only to repel the
The invading armies outnum-
attackers but also to go on
bered the Israelis at a ratio of
the offensive, ending the
more than 100 to one in man-
war 65 miles from Cairo and
power and 10 to one in armor
25 miles from Damascus.
Itzhak Brook
and artillery.
Moreover, the political and
Specia I to the
Because the bulk of the
military commitments from
Jewish News
Israel army is comprised of
the United States countered
reservists, it took two days to
the Soviet Union, which had
mobilize and deploy the forces. During
threatened to intervene in the crisis on
these critical days it was up to the vastly
behalf of their Arab allies.
outnumbered soldiers on the front and
I was a battalion physician during
Israeli pilots in the sky to hold the line
the Yom Kippur War. Like thousands of
and stall the attackers.
Israelis, I joined my battalion, which was
It was the heroism and determination
assigned to supply the armored corps
of these men that saved the country.
with ammunition, fuel, water and food.
Their devotion and sacrifice compensat-
These soldiers risked their lives, replen-
ed for the woeful lack of sufficient equip-
ishing tanks with fuel and ammunition
ment and supplies. The strategic depth of under enemy fire. I watched them over-
the Sinai desert and Golan Heights also
come countless difficulties and perform
provided the country the time needed to
their mission, despite constant danger,
mobilize the reservists.
many of them paying the ultimate price. It
This war posed the most serious threat was a daily struggle for survival, requiring
to the existence of Israel in modern his-
resourcefulness and performance despite
tory. Even though Israel was eventually
the constant presence of fear and anxiety.
able to achieve a military victory, the
This war articulated my personal defini-
country paid a steep price, both in lives
tion of courage: the performance of one's
lost and in the citizenry's confidence in
duty despite one's fear.
their leaders and themselves.
For Jews who lived through the Yom
Almost 3,000 soldiers gave their
Kippur War, the holiest of the High Holy
lives — a ratio of one death per 1,000
days will never be the same. For us, it
Israelis, a painful price for a nation of 3
stands not only as a day of atonement
million. More than 10,000 individuals
but as day of gratitude to God for the
were wounded in the 17 days of fighting.
miracle of survival. It is also a time for
Almost every household and neighbor-
remembering those who paid the ulti-
hood was affected. The pain and sorrow
mate price for preserving and protecting
felt at the time continues to this day
Israel, and will always commemorate
among affected families and the broader
a renewed commitment to preventing
Israeli society.
Israel from ever experiencing such a
Deep within the psyche of the nation,
peril in the future.
this conflict shattered the conventional
Dr Itzhak Brook, a professor of pediatrics at
wisdom of Israel's invincibility. It also
Georgetown University, is author of In the
illustrated the importance of having
Sands of Sinai-A Physician's Account of the
secure and defensible borders, while
highlighting the urgent need for a lasting Yom Kippur War
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