2. What was the political objective of Egypt during the Yom Kippur war?
• Political objective of Egypt during the ´Yom Kippur` war was that all the territories taken from Egypt in 1967 by the Israelis were returned to Egypt;
In 1971, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat raised the possibility of signing an agreement with Israel, provided that all the territories captured by the Israelis were returned. Later, many people would claim Israel missed an opportunity to avoid war, but the truth was that Sadat expected Israel to ignore the threats, because he could not negotiate an agreement until Egypt erased the shame of 1967.
For all the talk of peace, though, it was still violence that grabbed the headlines.
With no progress toward peace, Sadat began
• Political objective of Egypt during the ´Yom Kippur` war was that all the territories taken from Egypt in 1967 by the Israelis were returned to Egypt;
In 1971, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat raised the possibility of signing an agreement with Israel, provided that all the territories captured by the Israelis were returned. Later, many people would claim Israel missed an opportunity to avoid war, but the truth was that Sadat expected Israel to ignore the threats, because he could not negotiate an agreement until Egypt erased the shame of 1967.
For all the talk of peace, though, it was still violence that grabbed the headlines.
With no progress toward peace, Sadat began