The Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War (1973) is considered one of the main causes for the Camp David (1978) and Camp David was attempting to make peace between the two nations. The overall cause of the war were repercussions from the Six Day War. Due to the immense loss of land on the Arab side, they were the ones to initiate the start of the 20 days of violence. The war had a colossal effects on both sides because of the aid received from their allies. By involving allies it created more problems with relationships and resources.This was only one of the many Arab-Israeli conflicts to occur. The reasons for the conflicts in the Arabian Peninsula is narrowed down to the control of land and resources between the nations. In the Yom Kippur War the best understanding …show more content…
This move also helped end and start Camp David with intents of peace. The war started many conflicts between other nations that got involved and political venues.
Through the bloody and violent course of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the nation of Israel has held the most victory over the Arab nations. The outcomes of each war show slight shifts of change towards peace, milestones and more conflict with great losses of both sides. The Yom Kippur War was caused by anger from the Six Day War (1967) and remnants from the opast violent conflicts between the Arabs and the Israelis. After the Yom Kippur war the Arab nation planned to punish the United States for aiding the Israelis and being one of the causes of their victory. The reaction to this change was so startling to opinion in the industrial world that it was greeted with cries of ‘Blackmail!’ For the Middle East it meant that so long as there was an energy crisis Arabs could not be trifled with. Oil was the most important item in the world economy, the source of growth and optimism. The use of the oil flow and price in retaliation for the United States’ protection of Israel created gloom and