Faced with the potential of Israel's complete destruction, Prime Minister Golda Meir must navigate overwhelming odds, a skeptical cabinet and a complex relationship with U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger as millions of lives hang in the balance during the tense 19 days of the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
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00:00 [MUSIC]
00:10 4, 3, 2, 1.
00:14 Today, the Egyptian and Syrian armies launched an offensive against Israel.
00:21 Our enemies hoped to surprise the citizens of Israel on Yom Kippur.
00:28 Our troops are outnumbered 7 to 1.
00:30 If the Arabs reach Tel Aviv, Israel will be wiped off the map.
00:36 In my day, they stood for the Prime Minister.
00:44 Dr. Dewey Kissinger is on the line.
00:46 Remember that I am first an American, second I am Secretary of State, and third I am a Jew.
00:52 We forget that in Israel we read from right to left.
00:57 The American people will pay a high price for supporting Israel.
01:01 If we have to, we will fight alone.
01:04 Our troops are in the canal. They're surrounded.
01:06 You rescued these boys.
01:08 It might be a catastrophe.
01:10 If the Americans throw us to the dogs, I will not be taken alive.
01:15 The Egyptians have fired a cruise missile at Tel Aviv.
01:18 Well, I'm not going to get under the table, but don't let me stop you.
01:25 If the Egyptians defeat us with Soviet weapons, what message does that send to the free world?
01:31 The Russians are preparing 11 airborne divisions.
01:36 When I was a child in Ukraine, they would beat Jews to death in the street for fun.
01:42 I am not that little girl hiding in the cellar.
01:45 Do you know how many people died?
01:54 All those boys.
01:55 I will carry that pain to my grave.
01:58 We will keep fighting for a guarantee of life and peace.
02:06 [Music]
02:16 [Silence]
02:26 [BLANK_AUDIO]