Eli Zeira: insisted that the likelihood of an Arab attack, as he put it to the cabinet, was ‘lower than low’ Eli Zeira, who has died aged 97, was chief of the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Intelligence ...
In October 1973, Arab Coalition lead by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against Israel on Jewish holiday known as Yom Kippur. Arabs heavily relied on surface-to-air systems for protection ...
As Israel’s head of military intelligence, he disregarded signs Egypt and Syria were about to attack in 1973. A commission blamed him for the lack of preparation. By Richard Sandomir and Johnatan ...
“Solu, solu – build up, build up a highway! Clear a road! Remove all obstacles miderech ami – from the road of My people.’ The haftarah for Yom Kippur begins with these action-filled words of Isaiah.