The moment Israel was shocked to learn that Arabs can fight, too

Golda Meir was convinced Sadat wouldn’t initiate a confrontation, the head of Military Intelligence predicted a victory even if the Arabs were to attack, and comedians mocked Egypt’s ‘idiotic’ plan. The Yom Kippur surprise was caused not only by military blunder but also by Israel’s contempt for Arabs
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