BBC Retracts Claim Arab States Started Yom Kippur War in ‘Preemptive’ Attack
The BBC has changed its characterization of Syria and Egypt’s 1973 attack against Israel as being “preemptive.” The adjective appeared on the British Broadcasting Corporation’s Learning Zone, a platform designed to offer historical information to students, and was removed Tuesday following questions by JTA. “During the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Egypt and Syria acted preemptively…