03 — COUNTRY
Mossad and Egypt: From Damocles to 1973
Egypt is central to the encyclopedia's record across several documented threads: the missile-program crisis of the early 1960s (the Damocles context), the 1967 war, and above all the 1973 Yom Kippur War and its warning debate.
Evidence Assessment
Documented
The wars, the crisis and the warning record.
Disputed
The Marwan question and prewar intentions remain contested.
Key Facts
- 1960s:
- Missile program crisis; Damocles context
- 1967:
- Six-Day War
- 1973:
- Yom Kippur war and warning failure
- Evidence:
- Documented events; contested interpretation
Documented threads
Egypt's role spans the missile-program crisis, the 1967 war and the 1973 warning episode. Each is documented to a different degree, and the encyclopedia treats them separately.
Evidence assessment
The wars and the crisis are documented; Egyptian decision-making and the Marwan source dispute are the subject of the deepest historical controversies.