The Yom Kippur War, 1973
"Mrs. Prime Minister, we are at war" Golda Meir
•The Egyptians planned for another attack
•This time they wanted it to be a surprise over the Yom Kippur holiday
•They have original gains (US then sends aid to Israel)
•The war ends with the borders being unchanged
•The west then pushed hard for a settlement due to the rise in oil prices (OPEC raised oil 70%)
Put the world in financial crisis
•The Egyptians planned for another attack
•This time they wanted it to be a surprise over the Yom Kippur holiday
•They have original gains (US then sends aid to Israel)
•The war ends with the borders being unchanged
•The west then pushed hard for a settlement due to the rise in oil prices (OPEC raised oil 70%)
Put the world in financial crisis
Question: Why was the oil raised so significantly?
Summary: Egyptians planned for another attack. It was to be a surprise over the Yom Kippur holiday to have original gains over Israel. The US sends said to Israel so the war ends with the borders being unchanged. The West made them suffer after this with OPEC- 70% oil rise which put the world in financial crisis.