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Israeli veteran calls 1973 war a necessary 'slap in the face' / 33VL299
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A decorated Israeli veteran of tank battles on the Syrian front in the 1973 Arab-Israeli war, Avigdor Kahalani remembers the conflict, despite its heavy toll, as a "slap in the face" Israel badly needed. "The Yom Kippur War brought about a profound transformation, reshaping not only the army's structure and definitions but also altering the collective awareness," he says. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES