In the 20th century, the Jewish people once again found themselves battling for survival and control of the land of Israel. In this podcast Jewish history lecture, the final part of this four-part series on Great Battles in Jewish History, David examines two military episodes from the past century - the Battle of Latrun in 1948 and the Yom Kippur War of 1973. In doing so, he explores the background, geo-political considerations, key personalities, and implications of these decisive moments from modern Jewish history.

For listeners of the podcast, we have provided a series of maps in pdf as a substitute for David's illustrations on the whiteboard https://bit.ly/3nJfTdH

This Jewish history lecture includes discussions on the:

- Battle of Latrun and the Yom Kippur War
- key personalities from the time like Golda Meir, Moshe Dayan, and Ariel Sharon
- historical context of the conflicts, including the Cold War and its focus on the Middle East
- failings and success in leadership
- continued importance of geography and intelligence
- importance of counter-offensives
- role played by these battles for future peace agreements.

Find part one https://youtu.be/9Ay1hFipSkY

Find part two https://youtu.be/55HMew99Fl4

Find part three https://youtu.be/Lkzo8ee4hzY

David is also renowned for his Jewish history lecture, The Whole of Jewish History in One Hour https://youtu.be/GUlM2a2tsOM

Find more of David Solomon's podcast, with dozens of lectures on Jewish history, the Bible, Jewish philosophy, and Kabbalah at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPZc8ZC7r568Er1pwL8ZiLbU1tV6PFf4L

Learn more at davidsolomon.online

Image of David by Stephan Rohl under CC licensing http://www.stephan-roehl.de

Image from Yom Kippur War: On the Yom Kippur of October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on Israel. The Yom Kippur War was launched on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar: The Day of Atonement.Pictured here is a scene from a major battle where Israeli troops fought off Syrian soldiers in the Golan Heights, the area was later named the Valley of Tears. Photo: IDF photo archives, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Bloody_Valley_of_Tears_Battle_-_Flickr_-_Israel_Defense_Forces.jpg

Map: Self-made line drawing of a map of Israel's territories before and after the Yom Kippur War by Raul654. Source https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Yom_Kippur_War_map.svg