,1,October marks the fiftieth anniversary of the 1973 surprise attack on Israel by her Arab neighbors on the holiest day of the Jewish year, Yom Kippur. Following the war, Prime Minister Golda Meir, Defense Minister Moshe Dayan and other senior leaders were forced to resign in disgrace. Join Uri Kaufman, author of the new book Eighteen Days in October: The Yom Kippur War and How It Created the Modern Middle East, for a conversation about the war and how it set the stage for future peace negotiations; how the Yom Kippur War gave birth to the religious-Zionist settler movement; and why history has not always been kind to Israel’s first and only female prime minister. In conversation with former CBS News correspondent and Moment contributor Dan Raviv.
,1,Since the terrorist attack on Israel in the morning hours of October 7, American Jews have been glued to the news–American broadcasts, English-language newspapers, and social media–but can we fully comprehend what Israelis are going through while living in the diaspora? Join author Daniel Gordis, Koret Distinguished Fellow at Shalem College and creator of the Israel from the Inside blog and podcast and Moment Book and Opinion Editor Amy E. Schwartz, as they discuss what non-Hebrew speakers don’t always get about what’s happening in Israel and share insights into the country’s soul and future.
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