Today in Jewish History – Tishrei 20

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Sponsored by Aish: In 1973, Israeli forces crossed to the western side of the Suez Canal in a decisive battle of the Yom Kippur War. A division led by Ariel Sharon had attacked a weak point in the Egyptian “seam line” between the Egyptian second Army in the north and the Egyptian third Army in the south. In some of the most brutal fighting of the war, the Israelis opened a hole in the Egyptian line and reached the Suez Canal. A small force crossed the canal and created a bridgehead on the other side. A few days later, Israeli

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Eisenhower Regretted He Pushed for Sinai Withdrawal in 1956

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From Eisenhower Regretted He Pushed for Sinai Withdrawal in 1956: In Israel’s 1956 joint military undertaking with Britain and France, President Eisenhower warned Israel of severe consequences were it not to withdraw from the Gaza Strip and Sinai. Israel complied. Peter Golden in his “authorized biography” of Max M. Fisher, Quiet Diplomat (1992), relates that in October 1965 Fisher met with Eisenhower in Gettysburg. Toward the end of the visit Eisenhower “wistfully commented, ‘You know, Max, looking back at Suez, I regret what I did. I never should have pressured Israel to evacuate the Sinai.’” Eisenhower’s remark astonished Fisher. Nixon

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For Israel, There Was No Peace Before The Land

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From the great Charles Krauthammer: There has hardly been an Arab peace plan in the past 40 years — including the current Saudi version — that does not demand a return to the status quo of June 4, 1967. Why is that date so sacred? Because it was the day before the outbreak of the Six Day War in which Israel scored one of the most stunning victories of the 20th century. The Arabs have spent four decades trying to undo its consequences. The real anniversary of the war should be now, three weeks earlier. On May 16, 1967, Egyptian

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