yom kippur war Flashcards
(6 cards)
1
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Battle of Karameh
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1968: Israel fights Jordan and PLO in a border town near the West Bank, as fedayeen had moved to Jordan and attacked Israel from Karameh
Israel destroys camp but high Israeli casualties
2
Q
Fatah in Jordan
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1969: Fatah establishes grassroots proto-state institutions, such as newspapers committees, clinics, in Jordan
3
Q
PLO establishes state-within-a-state
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1970: King Husseini’s authority challenged
- 2 unsuccessful assassination attempts
4
Q
Black September
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- 17 Sept 1970: Jordanian army attacks PLO areas, fedayeen failing to defend
- 3400 casualties, fedayeen driven out of cities, PLO expelled from Jordan
- Lebanon becomes home base for PLO
5
Q
Expulsion of Soviets by Sadat
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1972: Sadat expels 15k Soviet military advisors to gain US favor and dissociate from USSR
6
Q
Sadat motivations
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- Israel had been refusing to withdraw despite offer to open Suez canal
- War could boost regional standing, lead to talks with Israel
- Recapture Sinai to distinguish from Nasser
