The Fourth Middle East War

Fourth Middle East war broke out in October1973, also known as "the Yom Kippur war,""the Ramadan war " and " October war ". It was a truly modern local war between Arabcountries and Israel. It was written into the Egypt and Saudi Arabia’s history because of theglorious victory of the Arab people’s struggle against foreign aggression. This war shattered themyth of "invincible" of Israel and broke the impose situation of "no war" by superpower andshows the huge power of Arab people. Because of the outbreak of the war in the Middle East,there appeared new pattern.After the Fourth Middle East War, It is relative balance between Arab countries and Israel,no matter in both the military and in the political, economic and the heart. Arab countries realizethat it is not realistic to destroy Israel by force. At the same time, recognize the right to exist ofIsrael. Israel recognized that to achieve peace must face up to the requirements of the Arabcountries. Egypt, the Arab world and Israel recognize both the rationality of existence, graduallytowards peace talks. The backstage supporter of the Arab world, Soviet Union, more and moreshows its superpower hegemony nature, many Arab countries, especially the Egypt is trying toget rid of its control. Arab countries reduce the dependence on the Soviet Union because of thesituation changes between Arab and Israel, west countries and Arab. The relationship betweenArab countries and Soviet Union is gradually alienated. In order to competition with SovietUnion, The United States gradually changed the policies of partial Israel and hostile Arabcountries. The United States still support for Israel, at the same time, efforts to improve relationswith Arab states.The Arab world to broaden the field of vision, also actively searching forexchanges and cooperation with the United States. Not only that, the war for oil of Arab worldcaused by the fourth Middle East war forced the strong supporter of US, Western Europe andJapan, to abandon their foreign policy that support to Israel, instead of working to improverelations with the Arab world.As for Israel, because of the "oil weapon" used by Arab world and the change ofinternational status about Arab and Israel, The United States and Israel to adjust its strategy foreach other. Western Europe and Japan using a balance policy on Arab-Israel conflict to replacethe policy of partial Israel. China is a founder of "the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence",sticking to the independent foreign policy of peace. After the1973, the status of oil producers inthe gulf increase rapidly and there had new trends about the Arab-Israel conflict. Chinatransforms its diplomatic policy with Israel and the Arab world because of the change ofinternational pattern after the October war. China and the Arab in such aspects as politics, economy and trade has been a rapid development. China changed the hostility against Israel andstand on the attitude of affirmation and support to Egypt-Israel reconciliation.In addition, Egyptwas subject to blockade and isolation from the Arab world due to its close up of Israel, a visit toJerusalem and signed a peace treaty with Israel.The fourth Middle East war make the international relations changed dramatically,including the relations between Arab countries and the United States, the Soviet Union, WesternEurope, Japan, and even within the Arab world. Israel is also like this. As a result, this war is notonly the starting point of resolving the Arab-Israeli conflict, but also the turning point ofcontemporary international relations in the Middle East.