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Definition of Arab-Israeli War

1. Noun. Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt.

2. Noun. Tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Arab-Israeli War

Aquila chrysaetos Aquila degli Abruzzi Aquila rapax Aquilegia canadensis Aquilegia coerulia Aquilegia scopulorum calcarea Aquilegia vulgaris Aquinas Aquinian Aquitaine

Aquitania Aquitanian Ar Arab Arab-Berber Arab-Israeli War (current term) Arab League Arab Republic of Egypt Arab Revolutionary Brigades Arab Spring

Arab World Arab chief Arab street Arabela Arabella Arabetic Arabia Arabian Arabian Desert

Literary usage of Arab-Israeli War

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Syria and the Middle East Peace Process by Alasdair Drysdale, Raymond A. Hinnebusch (1991)
"207—21; PR Chari, “Military Lessons of the Arab-Israeli War of 1973,” Institute for Defense Studies and Analysis Journal (New Delhi) [April—June 1976]; ..."

2. From Globalism to Regionalism: New Perspectives on Us Foreign and Defense by Patrick M Cronin (1994)
"Our support of Israel not only adds to Arab hostility, it entails the ever-present danger of becoming involved in still another Arab-Israeli war. ..."

3. Egypt's Bid for Arab Leadership: Implications for U.S. Policy by Gregory L. Aftandilian (1993)
"Nasir and his comrades, although participants in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, were never tainted with responsibility for the Arab defeat. ..."

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