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Philip Handleman

Oct 5, 2023, 10:29 AM

Lessons for the Ukraine war from a volunteer in the Yom Kippur War

October 6th marks the 50th anniversary of the surprise multi-front attack on Israel. Masterminded by Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, the attack was coordinated with Syria, backed by the Soviet Union, and carried out on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of...

May 12, 2022, 1:48 PM

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The US armed Israel in ’73 – it must do the same for Ukraine today

An Israeli Douglas A-4 Skyhawk taxiing in front of an American Skyhawk on the Tel Nof airbase, Israel, October 1973. (IDF Spokesperson, Courtesy)

The free world's sole superpower is signaling weakness just as Russia renews its onslaught and commits more atrocities

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Philip Handleman, a Michigan-based aviation historian whose latest book is Soaring to Glory, served as a civilian volunteer in Israel during the Yom Kippur War in 1973.