In 1973 testimony, Golda Meir feared U.S. backlash for Israeli pre-emptive strike
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Forty years later, Israel released testimony that reported fear of a U.S. reaction to a pre-emptive strike that could have prevented the 1973 war with Egypt and Syria. The government released testimony by then-Prime Minister Golda Meir that reviewed decisions before the 1973 war, in which nearly 3,000 Israeli soldiers […]