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Last update - 13:03 29/09/2009
Israel marks 36th anniversary of Yom Kippur War
By Haaretz Service
Tags: Egypt, Israel News 

Israel marked on Tuesday the 36th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, one of the most costly and traumatic conflicts in the country's history.

At a state ceremony at Israel's national cemetery on Mount Herzl, Deputy Defense Minister Matan Vilnai (Labor) spoke of the bravery of the Israel Defense Forces soldiers who repelled the assault.

"Whoever fought in the tough battles in the [Suez] Canal and the Golan Heights is well aware that it was not the wisdom of leaders but the heroism of warriors in the battlefields that saved the State of Israel," he said.
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A coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched the war in a surprise attack on the Jewish holiday in 1973.

More than 2,600 Israelis were killed in the hostilities, which had far-reaching effects on Israel and the entire Middle East.

Knesset Speaker Reuven Rivlin also attended the ceremony, during which a cantor recited the Hebrew prayer of mourning El Malei Rachamim.

Vilnai added: "The Yom Kippur War is going further and further away... [but] the impression the war left on the state and on the army's preparedness is very deep."


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      1.   Not accurate--Israel was not attacked by Egypt in 1973 12:41  |  Tarik 29/09/09
      2.   tarik go back to sleep 12:58  |  harzion 29/09/09
      3.   Remember 13:02  |  ky 29/09/09
      4.   we will not forget our valiant dead 13:06  |  harzion 29/09/09
      5.   it was not the surprise that was the problem 13:09  |  harzion 29/09/09
      6.   the hype behind the bar-lev line 13:13  |  harzion 29/09/09
      7.   generals sharon and tal were the only ones 13:15  |  harzion 29/09/09
      8.   see stuart cohen for a brilliant essay on the 13:17  |  harzion 29/09/09
      9.   the lessons of yom kippur 13:35  |  peter rouget 29/09/09
      10.   Cowardly arabs were defeated 14:20  |  Al 29/09/09
      11.   #2, harizon, start snoring... 14:24  |  Silvienne 29/09/09
      12.   Israel still threatened by Egypt and Syria 14:47  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 29/09/09
      13.   #1 Tarik hiting the sheesha too hard 14:49  |  Baruch Gold 29/09/09
      14.   Thank G-d Egypt Betrayed Syria 14:51  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 29/09/09
      15.   Holding the Golan and Artillery saved Israel on Yom Kippur 15:52  |  Chaim Ben Kahan 29/09/09
      16.   Egypt saved Syria and itself 16:06  |  Al 29/09/09
      17.   Come now Tarik 16:18  |  Mark Lincoln 29/09/09
      18.   Main culprit of Israel being unprepared ,Gen.Zeira still destruct 16:23  |  Absolute Sweden 29/09/09
      19.   The great turning point in Israeli history 16:25  |  Mark Lincoln 29/09/09
      20.   Did they betray them Chaim? 16:31  |  Mark Lincoln 29/09/09
      21.   #16, Al, Israel would have "dropped a couple of nukes?" 17:05  |  Silvienne 29/09/09
      22.   yom kippur war 17:33  |  inem 29/09/09
      23.   To Silvienne No 11 17:39  |  Jackie 29/09/09
      24.   Imagine still living in sin & crime all those yrs 17:47  |  Dutch 29/09/09
      25.   Absolute Sweden - babbling again? 19:24  |  Mark Lincoln 29/09/09
      26.   Syria and Egypt attacked the Occupied territories 21:22  |  Labhras 29/09/09
      27.   Idiot Lincoln ,your Party Line is flawed ,as always 21:31  |  Absolute Sweden 29/09/09
      28.   Baruch Gold is brainwashed 21:54  |  Sarah 29/09/09
      29.   Who Really is Israel`s Guardian?! 05:25  |  E.D.Broker 30/09/09
      30.   seper tora 09:57  |  moshe 30/09/09
      31.   its an egyptian victory 22:34  |  ahuman 06/10/09
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