The event that had precipitated this change was the 1973 Yom Kippur War, a surprise assault on Israel launched by Arab forces on the holiest day on the Jewish calendar.
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Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
And unfortunately, the Live Nation case similarly has triggered questions around the conditions that precipitated this particular settlement.
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